PURPLE VENTURE NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC210229 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-22
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-31➖MILLAR, Robert Alexander Davidson resigneddirector
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09➖HOLMES, Malcolm Brian resigneddirector
- 2019-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-02➖TAYLOR, Andrew Ross resigneddirector
- 2018-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-01➕HOLMES, Malcolm Brian appointeddirector
- 2017-11-01➕TAYLOR, Andrew Ross appointeddirector
- 2016-03-06➖KILLICK, Neil Roger resigneddirector
- 2014-06-16➕STALKER, Alan Douglas appointeddirector
- 2014-06-16➕WATERS, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2014-03-31➖JOHNSTON, Thomas George resigneddirector
- 2010-03-31➖MCAULAY, Frances Mary resigneddirector
- 2008-07-04➕CASSELLS, John Graham appointeddirector
- 2006-08-24➖TAYLOR, Iain Harvey resigneddirector
- 2006-05-01➕KILLICK, Neil Roger appointeddirector
- 2006-05-01➕MCAULAY, Frances Mary appointeddirector
- 2004-10-29➕JOHNSTON, Thomas George appointeddirector
- 2004-10-29➖YOUNG, Thomas Duncan resigneddirector
- 2000-08-25➕PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-08-25➖T D YOUNG & CO resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-23➕MILLAR, Robert Alexander Davidson appointeddirector
- 2000-08-23➕YOUNG, Thomas Duncan appointeddirector
- 2000-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs PURPLE VENTURE NOMINEES LIMITED
- 2000-08-22➕LOCHRIE, Stephen Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-08-22➕T D YOUNG & CO appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-22➕TAYLOR, Iain Harvey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Richard Lochrie Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
1 George Square, Castle Brae
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8QF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)
PURPLE VENTURE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-08-25
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CASSELLS, John Graham→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-07-04
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LOCHRIE, Stephen Richard→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-22
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STALKER, Alan Douglas→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-06-16
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WATERS, Ruth→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-16
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T D YOUNG & CO→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2000-08-25
HOLMES, Malcolm Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2019-12-09
JOHNSTON, Thomas George→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-10-29 · resigned 2014-03-31
KILLICK, Neil Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2016-03-06
MCAULAY, Frances Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2010-03-31
MILLAR, Robert Alexander Davidson→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-08-23 · resigned 2021-10-31
TAYLOR, Andrew Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2018-07-02
TAYLOR, Iain Harvey→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2006-08-24
YOUNG, Thomas Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-23 · resigned 2004-10-29
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Recent filings (85 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03