SABREPEARL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC200875 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£8.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,723

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£130.7k£140.6k£140.5k
Current assets£2.1k£9.7k£8.7k
Net assets£8.7k£8.5k£7.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-02-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-01-13
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Douglas Fraser resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-04-10
    ➕
    GRANT, Alistair Roderick appointed
    director
  18. 2008-04-10
    ➕
    GRANT, Daphne appointed
    director
  19. 2000-05-19
    ➖
    GRANT, Alistair Roderick resigned
    director
  20. 1999-11-12
    ➕
    GRANT, Alistair Roderick appointed
    director
  21. 1999-10-24
    ➕
    PALMER, Shelagh appointed
    director
  22. 1999-10-24
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Douglas Fraser appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-10-24
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-10-24
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1999-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As SABREPEARL LIMITED
  26. 1999-10-20
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-10-20
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

8 Overton Grove
Kilmacolm
PA13 4DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GRANT, Alistair Roderick→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Daphne→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Shelagh→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONALD, Douglas Fraser→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-24 · resigned 2023-01-13
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 1999-10-24
Resigned
GRANT, Alistair Roderick→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-11-12 · resigned 2000-05-19
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 1999-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23