PAPER IGLOO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC302888 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£60
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 48). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 19.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £60
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,119 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£60
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.3k | £5.2k |
| Current assets | £9.7k | £21.1k |
| Net assets | £60 | £4.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-04-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2008-04-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-08-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-10-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs PAPER IGLOO LIMITED
- 2006-05-24➕MCCRAE, Mhairi Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-24➕MCCRAE, Martin John appointeddirector
- 2006-05-24➕MCCRAE, Mhairi Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin John Mccrae Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/03/2026 |
Mrs Mhairi Elizabeth Mccrae Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Martin John Mccraeceased 01/03/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
Ostro Fintry Road
Kippen
Stirling
FK8 3HL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCCRAE, Mhairi Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-05-24
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MCCRAE, Martin John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2006-05-24
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MCCRAE, Mhairi Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2006-05-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 17/08/2007 | 02/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 13/10/2006 | 02/04/2008 |
Recent filings (59 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-11