SCOT PR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC241333 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,461
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,387 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.5k£5.8k
Current assets£6.9k£13.8k
Net assets£1.5k£5.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-23
    ➖
    DIAMOND FINANCIAL (SCOTLAND) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2012-01-18
    ➕
    THORNTON, Julia Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2010-06-08
    ➖
    THORNTON, Maureen resigned
    director
  19. 2002-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOT PR LIMITED
  20. 2002-12-18
    ➕
    THORNTON, Scott appointed
    director
  21. 2002-12-18
    ➕
    DIAMOND FINANCIAL (SCOTLAND) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-12-18
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-12-18
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-12-18
    ➕
    THORNTON, Maureen appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julia Elizabeth Thornton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/12/2016

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
Incorporated2002-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Scot Pr Ltd The Penthouse
5/2 130 Clyde Street
Glasgow
G1 4LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

THORNTON, Julia Elizabeth→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORNTON, Scott→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIAMOND FINANCIAL (SCOTLAND) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-18 · resigned 2015-03-23
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-18 · resigned 2002-12-18
Resigned
THORNTON, Maureen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-12-18 · resigned 2010-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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address · AD01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11