SHACKLETON SECONDARIES II GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC333901 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
60 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2008-04-24
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    HART, Amanda Judith resigned
    director
  16. 2008-02-11
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    HART, Amanda Judith appointed
    director
  17. 2007-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As SHACKLETON SECONDARIES II GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED
  18. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    STEWART, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    BURTON, Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    HUDSON, Deborah Nichole appointed
    director
  21. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    STEWART, Hugh John Patrick appointed
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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.)

Group structure

Shackleton Ventures Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shackleton Ventures Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SHACKLETON SECONDARIES II GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED
This company · SC333901

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shackleton Ventures Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/11/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Thistle Court Thistle Court
1-2 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1DD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

STEWART, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
BURTON, Stephen→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
HUDSON, Deborah Nichole→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
STEWART, Hugh John Patrick→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
HART, Amanda Judith→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-02-11 · resigned 2008-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30