SIMPSONS WINE IMPORTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC228000 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  2. 2026-02-01
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-14
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  6. 2024-02-14
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2023-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-03-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-03-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2002-03-05
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-03-05
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Charles William appointed
    director
  20. 2002-03-05
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2002-03-05
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-03-05
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SIMPSONS WINE IMPORTS LIMITED
  24. 2002-02-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-02-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SIMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ruth Elizabeth Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mr Charles William Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Imperium Trust Company Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2002-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

SIMPSON, Ruth Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Charles William→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Ruth Elizabeth→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-12 · resigned 2002-03-05
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-12 · resigned 2002-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-02-14
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30