SNEDDON SIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC270021 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-29
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£429.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. 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 (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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £429,318
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£378k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Net Worth
£429k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£473k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£95k£189k£284k£378k£473kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£446.5k£390.3k
Current assets£472.7k£429.5k
Cash£378.3k£351.2k
Debtors£86.4k£71.1k
Net assets£429.3k£373.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-18
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    SNEDDON, Alexander Neil Munro appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As SNEDDON SIGNS LIMITED
  19. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    ROCKE, Senga appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    SNEDDON, James Munro appointed
    director
  21. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-06-29
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-06-29
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "SNEDDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SNEDDON, Alexander Neil Munro (same surname) appointed 2025-09-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Munro Sneddon
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 3QS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ROCKE, Senga→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-29
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Active
SNEDDON, Alexander Neil Munro→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-09-18
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Active
SNEDDON, James Munro→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2004-06-29
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2004-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-16