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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2019-10-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-05-15➕KING, James Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-15➕KING, James Gordon appointeddirector
- 2019-05-15➖SCOTT, John Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2019-05-15➖SCOTT, John Douglas resigneddirector
- 2019-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-13➕JARRON, Scott appointeddirector
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28➕SIMPSON, Claire appointeddirector
- 2015-06-24➖MACKENZIE, Duncan resigneddirector
- 2010-03-01➖JARRON, David Osler resigneddirector
- 2008-11-30➖BARNETT, Mark William Alexander resigneddirector
- 2006-11-25➕SCOTT, John Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-25➖SNEDDON, Richard Herrington resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-05➖BRADY, Moira resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-02➕SNEDDON, Richard Herrington appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-08➖BRYMER, Bruce Donald resigneddirector
- 2002-01-08➕BARNETT, Mark William Alexander appointeddirector
- 2002-01-08➖FERGUSON, Douglas Wilson resigneddirector
- 2002-01-08➖HONEYMAN, Jonathan William resigneddirector
- 2002-01-08➕MACKENZIE, Duncan appointeddirector
- 2002-01-08➖STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan resigneddirector
- 2000-08-11➕BRADY, Moira appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-11➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-11➕BRYMER, Bruce Donald appointeddirector
- 2000-08-11➕FERGUSON, Douglas Wilson appointeddirector
- 2000-08-11➕HONEYMAN, Jonathan William appointeddirector
- 2000-08-11➕JARRON, David Osler appointeddirector
- 2000-08-11➕SCOTT, John Douglas appointeddirector
- 2000-08-11➕STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan appointeddirector
- 2000-08-11➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2000-07-20➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-20➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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.
🏛️ultimate parent
Scottish Craft Butchers
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GLENCOE TRUST LIMITED→ SC232047 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 83 | 89y |
| A B C CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED→ SC229641 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 1300 | 24y | 82 | 70y |
| NEVIS BANK NURSERY LIMITED→ SC165294 · est 1996 | — | — | £237.5k | — | 30y | 82 | 69y |
| XL TRAINING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC258761 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 3 | 22y | 82 | 61y |
| COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING SCOTLAND→ SC326213 · est 2007 | — | — | — | 700 | 19y | 81 | 75y |
| LIVING CLASSROOMS C.I.C.→ SC382632 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | 80 | 64y |
| PUSH (PERTH & KINROSS) LIMITED→ SC229409 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 80 | 71y |
| W2 TRAINING LIMITED→ SC194909 · est 1999 | — | — | — | 100 | 27y | 80 | 66y |
| IF ONLY TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC500215 · est 2015 | — | — | £6.6k | — | 11y | 79 | 60y |
| AVIEMORE AND GLENMORE COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC578898 · est 2017 | — | — | £118.3k | — | 8y | 78 | 74y |
| CLAIRE WARDEN LIMITED→ SC422739 · est 2012 | — | — | — | 100 | 14y | 78 | 64y |
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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: 2027-07-17
Last: 2026-07-03
Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)
KING, James Gordon→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JARRON, Scott→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-13
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KING, James Gordon→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-05-15
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SIMPSON, Claire→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-28
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BRADY, Moira→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2004-04-05
SCOTT, John Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-25 · resigned 2019-05-15
SNEDDON, Richard Herrington→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2006-11-25
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-08-11
BARNETT, Mark William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-08 · resigned 2008-11-30
BRYMER, Bruce Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-05-08
FERGUSON, Douglas Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-01-08
HONEYMAN, Jonathan William→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-01-08
JARRON, David Osler→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2010-03-01
MACKENZIE, Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-01-08 · resigned 2015-06-24
SCOTT, John Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2019-05-15
STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2002-01-08
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-08-11
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Recent filings (90 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
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