SKYFORM SPECIALIST CONTRACTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC288853 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-12
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
49 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 £6,656
Net assets shrinking
Down £213,759 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£98k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£228k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£116k£232k£347k£463k£579kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£24.4k£278.2k
Current assets£227.9k£578.9k
Cash£98.2k£269.7k
Debtors£112.2k£288.7k
Net assets£6.7k£220.4k

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

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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  2. 2024-08-15
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  3. 2023-08-30
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  4. 2022-05-26
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  5. 2021-05-27
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  6. 2020-07-07
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  7. 2019-05-30
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  8. 2018-05-30
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  9. 2017-05-23
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  10. 2016-05-06
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  11. 2015-09-07
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  12. 2015-06-01
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  13. 2014-09-08
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  14. 2014-05-29
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  16. 2005-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As SKYFORM SPECIALIST CONTRACTS LIMITED
  17. 2005-08-12
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    CAMPBELL, Hazel Ann appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-08-12
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    CAMPBELL, Hazel Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2005-08-12
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    CAMPBELL, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Campbell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Hazel Ann Campbell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

35-37 Watt Road
Glasgow
G52 4SS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Hazel Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-12
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CAMPBELL, Hazel Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-08-12
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CAMPBELL, James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-08-12
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Recent filings (49 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
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2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-08-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-23