SCARBOROUGH GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC319817 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
31 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
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  7. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-10
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Simon Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2014-09-22
    ➖
    JACKSON, Mark resigned
    director
  18. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    TUTTON, Jeremy John appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    JACKSON, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Simon Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2011-02-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2009-03-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    MCCABE, Kevin Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    ESPLANADE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-09-11
    ➖
    TEESLAND SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As SCARBOROUGH GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  27. 2007-03-28
    ➕
    MCCABE, Scott Richard appointed
    director
  28. 2007-03-28
    ➕
    MCCABE, Simon Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2007-03-28
    ➕
    TEESLAND SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Scott Richard Mccabe
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Simon Charles Mccabe
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Charles Mccabeceased 03/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2007-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Pinsent Masons
13 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

ESPLANADE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCABE, Kevin Charles→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCABE, Scott Richard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCABE, Simon Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-03-28
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Active
TUTTON, Jeremy John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEESLAND SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-28 · resigned 2007-09-11
Resigned
JACKSON, Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2014-09-22
Resigned
MARSHALL, Simon Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property20/03/200902/02/2011

Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15