LEAKEY'S BOOKSHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC264441 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees5500

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
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 6 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 6 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-30
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-03-30
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  4. 2026-02-23
    ➖
    LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell resigned
    secretary
  5. 2026-02-23
    ➖
    KARLSSON, Britt Eva Ingeborg resigned
    director
  6. 2026-02-23
    ➖
    LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-02-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2026-02-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-01
    ➕
    LEAKEY, Sam Leonard appointed
    director
  16. 2021-11-01
    ➕
    LEAKEY, Tomas Arnold appointed
    director
  17. 2021-11-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-11-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2004-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LEAKEY'S BOOKSHOP LIMITED
  23. 2004-03-04
    ➕
    LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-03-04
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-03-04
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-03-04
    ➕
    KARLSSON, Britt Eva Ingeborg appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-04
    ➕
    LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 "LEAKEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell resigned 2026-02-23; KARLSSON, Britt Eva Ingeborg resigned 2026-02-23; LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell resigned 2026-02-23

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Rowley Arundell Leakey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Britt Eva Ingeborg Karlsson
Individual · Swedish · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2004-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47610 — SIC 47610

Registered office

Leakey's Bookshop
Greyfriars Hall
Church St Inverness
IV1 1EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LEAKEY, Sam Leonard→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEAKEY, Tomas Arnold→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2026-02-23
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2004-03-04
Resigned
KARLSSON, Britt Eva Ingeborg→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2026-02-23
Resigned
LEAKEY, Charles Rowley Arundell→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2026-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-31
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-30
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04