SCOTEC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC327267 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£107.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46520SIC 46520
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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 £107,169
Cash YoY
+53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£157k
↑ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£107k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£32k£63k£95k£127k£158kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£107.2k£76.8k
Current assets£158.4k£124.7k
Cash£156.9k£102.5k
Debtors£1.5k£22.2k
Net assets£107.2k£76.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-22
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-03-04
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    HARGREAVES, Charles Robert resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-03-01
    ➕
    WYMET SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTEC LIMITED
  19. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    D'INVERNO, Dawn appointed
    director
  20. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    D'INVERNO, Saverio appointed
    director
  21. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    HARGREAVES, Charles Robert appointed
    secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dawn D'Inverno
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Saverio D'Inverno
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant 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
Incorporated2007-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46510 — Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

Registered office

16 The Willows
Cairneyhill
Fife
KY12 8FG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

WYMET SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-01
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Active
D'INVERNO, Dawn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-04
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Active
D'INVERNO, Saverio→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-04
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Active
HARGREAVES, Charles Robert→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2009-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-22
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-27