SO-ME LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC243545 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-07

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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officers · AP01
2025-12-22
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accounts · AA
2025-11-01
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MILLER, Lauren Victoria appointed
director
2024-12-23
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2023-12-15
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2022-12-29
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2021-12-24
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2021-02-17
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2019-11-26
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2018-12-03
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2017-12-05
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2016-12-20
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2016-03-29
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2015-12-22
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2015-02-10
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2015-02-10
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2003-02-07
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Company incorporated
As SO-ME LTD.
2003-02-07
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THOMSON, Leonard John appointed
secretary
2003-02-07
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MILLER, Lee appointed
director
2003-02-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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2003-02-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2003-02-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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2003-02-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2003-02-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2003-02-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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2003-02-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2003-02-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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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 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MILLER, Lauren Victoria (same surname) appointed 2025-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Lee Miller Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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TARTAN GOLF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC086571 · est 1984	£965.1k £643.4k–£1.29M	—	—	19	42y	83	66y
CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED→ SC034467 · est 1959	£786.2k £524.1k–£1.05M	—	—	—	66y	82	72y
ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH→ SC343592 · est 2008	£82.2k £54.8k–£109.6k	—	—	700	17y	84	68y
COGENT SSC LIMITED→ SC129351 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	83	59y
NEVIS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC020708 · est 1938 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	87y	83	90y
NEWLANDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC328243 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	83	68y
NORDAN SCANDIC (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC165768 · est 1996	—	—	£2	—	30y	83	65y
OUTDOOR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CIC→ SC366266 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	83	66y
SALMON SCOTLAND LTD→ SC152347 · est 1994	—	—	£188.2k	—	31y	83	66y
SCOTPAC INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED→ SC047003 · est 1969	—	—	—	—	56y	83	60y
SMTA (TRADING PARTNERS) LIMITED→ SC342972 · est 2008	—	—	—	0	18y	83	76y
AW ESTATES LIMITED→ SC259737 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	82	68y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-02-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7a Dundas Street

Edinburgh

EH3 6QG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

THOMSON, Leonard John→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-07

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Active

MILLER, Lauren Victoria→

director · ~41y · appointed 2025-11-01

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Active

MILLER, Lee→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-02-07

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2003-02-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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officers · AP01

2026-03-18

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-09