SCOTIA SUPPLY CO. LTD.

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SC202132 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£422.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £422,808
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£423k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£442k£884k£1.3m£1.8m£2.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£682.0k£721.5k
Current assets£2.21M£1.75M
Cash£27.0k£194.1k
Debtors£1.93M£1.31M
Net assets£422.8k£392.4k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
    ➕
    KELLY, David appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-29
    ➕
    KELLY, Samantha Elizabeth appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-29
    ➖
    SMITH, Janice resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-01-29
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  5. 2026-01-29
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  6. 2026-01-29
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  7. 2025-09-30
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  8. 2024-10-28
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    capital · SH02
  9. 2024-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2023-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-10-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    SMITH, Janice appointed
    secretary
  17. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-04-01
    ➖
    HUNTER, Angela Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-01-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  24. 2005-12-22
    ➕
    HUNTER, Angela Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-31
    ➖
    GIBBONS, Thomas Daniel resigned
    secretary
  26. 1999-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOTIA SUPPLY CO. LTD.
  27. 1999-12-06
    ➕
    HUNTER, Gordon appointed
    director
  28. 1999-12-06
    ➕
    GIBBONS, Thomas Daniel appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Alexander Hunter
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Logans House
Lochlands Industrial Estate
Larbert
Falkirk
FK5 3NS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HUNTER, Gordon→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-12-06
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Active
KELLY, David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-01-29
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Active
KELLY, Samantha Elizabeth→
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-01-29
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Active
GIBBONS, Thomas Daniel→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 2003-01-31
Resigned
HUNTER, Angela Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-22 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
SMITH, Janice→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-29 · resigned 2026-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property09/01/2006—
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-10-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-12