SCOTTECH LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC275344 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-29
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 20.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 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
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1800 | 2800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-14➖MCFADYEN, Mary resigneddirector
- 2019-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-10-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-12-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-01-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-12-16➖MCFADYEN, James resigneddirector
- 2004-12-13➕MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt appointedsecretary
- 2004-12-13➕MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt appointeddirector
- 2004-12-13➖MACROBERTS - (FIRM) resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-12-13➕MCFADYEN, Mary appointeddirector
- 2004-12-09➕MCFADYEN, James appointeddirector
- 2004-12-09➖MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTTECH LIMITED
- 2004-10-29➕MACROBERTS - (FIRM) appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-29➕MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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 Sampson Burr Holt Mcfadyen Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| SANY HEAVY MACHINERY (UK) LTD→ SC656507 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| SCOBBIE CAMPERS LTD→ SC699961 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SCPHG LTD→ SC867512 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEATING SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC308812 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
12 Netherdale Road
Netherton Industrial Estate
Netherton Wishaw
North Lanarkshire
ML2 0ER
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2004-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACROBERTS - (FIRM)→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-29 · resigned 2004-12-13
MCFADYEN, James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-09 · resigned 2005-12-16
MCFADYEN, Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2004-12-13 · resigned 2020-02-14
MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-29 · resigned 2004-12-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2014 | 12/10/2015 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/01/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-03