CSS SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC293743 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-28
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-26
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    TILBURY, Henry Gregory Nickin resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-11-02
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    TILBURY, Henry Gregory Nickin appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-10-28
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    TILBURY, Henry Gregory Nickin resigned
    director
  16. 2021-10-28
    ➖
    TRUELL, Edmund George Imjin Fosbroke resigned
    director
  17. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-10
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  20. 2021-03-10
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  21. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  22. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-05-07
    ➕
    PRIESTLEY, Peter Eric appointed
    director
  25. 2018-06-05
    ➖
    DAVIES, Stuart Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2018-06-05
    ➕
    TILBURY, Henry Gregory Nickin appointed
    director
  27. 2018-06-05
    ➕
    TRUELL, Edmund George Imjin Fosbroke appointed
    director
  28. 2017-04-05
    ➕
    DAVIES, Stuart Robert appointed
    director
  29. 2017-04-05
    ➖
    TRUELL, Edmund George Imjin Fosbroke resigned
    director
  30. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    LOVELESS, John Charlton appointed
    director
  31. 2008-03-17
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Tracey Marie resigned
    director
  32. 2008-02-29
    ➕
    GOZZETT, Kim appointed
    director
  33. 2008-02-29
    ➖
    BELKIN, Jeffrey Philip resigned
    director
  34. 2005-12-14
    ➕
    BELKIN, Jeffrey Philip appointed
    director
  35. 2005-12-14
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Tracey Marie appointed
    director
  36. 2005-12-14
    ➕
    TRUELL, Edmund George Imjin Fosbroke appointed
    director
  37. 2005-12-14
    ➖
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2005-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CSS SCOTLAND LIMITED
  39. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOZZETT, Kim→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVELESS, John Charlton→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRIESTLEY, Peter Eric→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELKIN, Jeffrey Philip→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Tracey Marie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2008-03-17
Resigned
DAVIES, Stuart Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-04-05 · resigned 2018-06-05
Resigned
TILBURY, Henry Gregory Nickin→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-11-02 · resigned 2025-09-26
Resigned
TILBURY, Henry Gregory Nickin→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-06-05 · resigned 2021-10-28
Resigned
TRUELL, Edmund George Imjin Fosbroke→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-06-05 · resigned 2021-10-28
Resigned
TRUELL, Edmund George Imjin Fosbroke→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2017-04-05
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-01