CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC209337 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-20

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-11
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2019-10-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-05-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-05-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-05-15
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KING, James Gordon appointed
secretary
2019-05-15
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KING, James Gordon appointed
director
2019-05-15
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SCOTT, John Douglas resigned
secretary
2019-05-15
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SCOTT, John Douglas resigned
director
2019-03-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-13
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JARRON, Scott appointed
director
2018-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-07-28
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SIMPSON, Claire appointed
director
2015-06-24
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MACKENZIE, Duncan resigned
director
2010-03-01
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JARRON, David Osler resigned
director
2008-11-30
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BARNETT, Mark William Alexander resigned
director
2006-11-25
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SCOTT, John Douglas appointed
secretary
2006-11-25
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SNEDDON, Richard Herrington resigned
secretary
2004-04-05
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BRADY, Moira resigned
secretary
2004-02-02
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SNEDDON, Richard Herrington appointed
secretary
2002-05-08
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BRYMER, Bruce Donald resigned
director
2002-01-08
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BARNETT, Mark William Alexander appointed
director
2002-01-08
➖
FERGUSON, Douglas Wilson resigned
director
2002-01-08
➖
HONEYMAN, Jonathan William resigned
director
2002-01-08
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MACKENZIE, Duncan appointed
director
2002-01-08
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STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan resigned
director
2000-08-11
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BRADY, Moira appointed
secretary
2000-08-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-11
➕
BRYMER, Bruce Donald appointed
director
2000-08-11
➕
FERGUSON, Douglas Wilson appointed
director
2000-08-11
➕
HONEYMAN, Jonathan William appointed
director
2000-08-11
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JARRON, David Osler appointed
director
2000-08-11
➕
SCOTT, John Douglas appointed
director
2000-08-11
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STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan appointed
director
2000-08-11
➖
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-07-20
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Company incorporated
As CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND LIMITED
2000-07-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-20
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Scottish Craft Butchers is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scottish Craft Butchers

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND LIMITED

This company · SC209337

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Scottish Craft Butchers Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	13/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-07-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

8 Needless Road

Perth

Perthshire

PH2 0JW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-23

Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

KING, James Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2019-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JARRON, Scott→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KING, James Gordon→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SIMPSON, Claire→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRADY, Moira→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2004-04-05

Resigned

SCOTT, John Douglas→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-25 · resigned 2019-05-15

Resigned

SNEDDON, Richard Herrington→

secretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2006-11-25

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-08-11

Resigned

BARNETT, Mark William Alexander→

director · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-08 · resigned 2008-11-30

Resigned

BRYMER, Bruce Donald→

director · ~82y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-05-08

Resigned

FERGUSON, Douglas Wilson→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-01-08

Resigned

HONEYMAN, Jonathan William→

director · ~60y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-01-08

Resigned

JARRON, David Osler→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2010-03-01

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Duncan→

director · ~67y · appointed 2002-01-08 · resigned 2015-06-24

Resigned

SCOTT, John Douglas→

director · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2019-05-15

Resigned

STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan→

director · ~88y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-01-08

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-08-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

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2026-03-05

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2025-07-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-04-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-08-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-02-25

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2019-10-11