SCOTBLUE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC341608 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-18
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£281.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £281,549

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£256k
Net Worth
£282k
Current Assets
£294k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£249.1k
Current assets£293.5k
Cash£255.7k
Debtors£37.8k
Net assets£281.5k

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-19
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-25
    ➕
    SCULLION, Lisa appointed
    director
  13. 2022-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-16
    ➖
    SCULLION, Paul Samual resigned
    director
  19. 2015-04-30
    ➕
    SCULLION, Michael George appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTBLUE LTD
  21. 2008-04-18
    ➕
    SCULLION, George Ward appointed
    director
  22. 2008-04-18
    ➕
    SCULLION, Paul Samual appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

28/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SCULLION, Lisa (same surname) appointed 2022-05-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Ward Scullion
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Michael George Scullion
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/04/2022

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
Incorporated2008-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Scottish Blue
Douglas Road
Dundee
DD4 8JX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SCULLION, George Ward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCULLION, Lisa→
director · ~26y · appointed 2022-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCULLION, Michael George→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCULLION, Paul Samual→
director · ~40y · appointed 2008-04-18 · resigned 2017-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-02
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accounts · AAMD
2025-07-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-25