WHITE SPIDER ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC288049 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£249.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £249,436

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£249k

Current Assets

£263k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-05
Total assets	£249.4k
Current assets	£262.7k
Net assets	£249.4k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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BENSON, Laura appointed
director
2026-03-10
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2026-03-10
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2026-03-06
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2025-12-03
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2024-12-12
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2023-12-11
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2022-12-23
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2021-12-31
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2021-04-12
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2020-01-03
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2018-12-24
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2018-01-03
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2016-12-23
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2016-01-04
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2007-11-20
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BENSON, Laura appointed
secretary
2007-11-20
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FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-08-29
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BENSON, Peter appointed
director
2005-08-29
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ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
director
2005-07-27
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Company incorporated
As WHITE SPIDER ENGINEERING LIMITED
2005-07-27
➕
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-07-27
➕
ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Laura Benson Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Pete Benson Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2005-07-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

45 Ashley Gardens

Aberdeen

AB10 6SH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-10

Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BENSON, Laura→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-20

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Active

BENSON, Laura→

director · ~51y · appointed 2026-03-10

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Active

BENSON, Peter→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-08-29

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Active

FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-27 · resigned 2007-11-20

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Alexander George→

director · ~74y · appointed 2005-07-27 · resigned 2005-08-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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