PAXTON HOUSE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC210477 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-30

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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other food services

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (6 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

157 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

Current Assets

£210k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30
Total assets	£1
Current assets	£210.1k
Net assets	£1

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-16
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BURNS, Richard Ronald James resigned
director
2026-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-26
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-08-26
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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HENFREY, Anthony William, Dr resigned
director
2025-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-07
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-07
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-07
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
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SMITH, Susan resigned
director
2023-11-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-03
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-26
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth Helen resigned
director
2023-08-31
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-08-31
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-09
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HOME ROBERSTON, Patrick John resigned
director
2023-06-20
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JACKSON, Louise Ainsley, Dr appointed
director
2023-01-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-30
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MARRIAN, Ian Frederic Young resigned
director
2022-11-30
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MCCREATH, Christine Anne resigned
director
2022-09-28
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BAKER, Christopher John appointed
director
2022-04-04
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COUTTS, Herbert resigned
director
2021-07-26
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BELL, Adrian Edward Robert appointed
director
2021-07-26
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth Helen appointed
director
2021-07-26
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SMITH, Susan appointed
director
2021-06-08
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HOFFMANN, Hermione Claire appointed
secretary
2020-08-20
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SEED & CO resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-03-24
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SEED & CO appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-03-24
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TURCAN CONNELL WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-03-24
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HOME ROBERSTON, Patrick John appointed
director
2016-03-24
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HOME ROBERTSON, Alexander resigned
director
2014-03-13
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BURNS, Richard Ronald James appointed
director
2012-03-16
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HENFREY, Anthony William, Dr appointed
director
2012-03-16
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HOLLOWAY, James Essex resigned
director
2010-11-10
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SUTHERLAND OF HOUNDWOOD, Stewart Ross, Lord resigned
director
2010-10-29
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MILLER, George Evans resigned
director
2010-03-26
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DIXON, Robert Hugh David resigned
director
2009-03-30
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COUTTS, Herbert appointed
director
2009-03-30
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MARRIAN, Ian Frederic Young appointed
director
2008-04-11
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HOME ROBERTSON, John David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 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 78 — succession pressure is live.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-08-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Paxton House

Berwick Upon Tweed

TD15 1SZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-29

Last: 2025-08-15