NORTHERN COMMERCIALS (SCOTLAND) LTD

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SC259506 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£600.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £600,933
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£246k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Net Worth
£601k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£843k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£181k£362k£543k£724k£905kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£652.0k£599.6k
Current assets£842.8k£904.8k
Cash£245.8k£273.0k
Debtors£3.8k£27.4k
Net assets£600.9k£541.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-09-26
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-09-28
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  7. 2019-09-27
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  8. 2019-04-01
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-02-26
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    TEEVAN, Paul James resigned
    director
  10. 2018-09-26
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  11. 2017-09-27
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  12. 2017-06-06
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-05-30
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-01-27
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2016-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-01-01
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    TEEVAN, Paul James appointed
    director
  17. 2011-12-24
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    BRADLEY, Jane Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-12-23
    ➖
    SIREL, Andrew Reid resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-12-23
    ➖
    MCCARRY, Sean Patrick resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-23
    ➖
    SIREL, Andrew Reid resigned
    director
  21. 2008-11-27
    ➕
    BRADLEY, Thomas Fraser appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-27
    ➖
    MCCARRY, Sean resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-11-27
    ➕
    SIREL, Andrew Reid appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-11-27
    ➕
    MCCARRY, Sean Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2003-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTHERN COMMERCIALS (SCOTLAND) LTD
  26. 2003-11-19
    ➕
    MCCARRY, Sean appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-11-19
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-11-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-11-19
    ➕
    SIREL, Andrew Reid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mr Thomas Fraser Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

4 Linwood Road
Paisley
PA1 2TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BRADLEY, Jane Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-24
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Active
BRADLEY, Thomas Fraser→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-11-27
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Active
MCCARRY, Sean→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2008-11-27
Resigned
SIREL, Andrew Reid→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-27 · resigned 2011-12-23
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2003-11-19
Resigned
MCCARRY, Sean Patrick→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-11-27 · resigned 2011-12-23
Resigned
SIREL, Andrew Reid→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2011-12-23
Resigned
TEEVAN, Paul James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2019-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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2025-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
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accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-01