SCOTIA GAS CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC345451 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-08
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 12.6y 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

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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: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 12.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
53 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees16001600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2020-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-12-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
  18. 2013-12-11
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    BEVERIDGE, Derek resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-01
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    SKINNER, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2010-06-10
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    PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore appointed
    director
  21. 2009-05-14
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    BEVERIDGE, Derek appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-05-14
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    PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-05-14
    ➖
    PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore resigned
    director
  24. 2009-05-14
    ➖
    SKINNER, Paul resigned
    director
  25. 2008-07-09
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTIA GAS CARE LIMITED
  27. 2008-07-08
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    INGLIS, Brian appointed
    director
  28. 2008-07-08
    ➕
    PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-07-08
    ➕
    PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore appointed
    director
  30. 2008-07-08
    ➕
    SKINNER, Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2008-07-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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 Paul Skinner
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Stephen William Dunsmore Penman
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

St Leonards Mill St. Leonards Place
Kinghorn
Burntisland
KY3 9UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

INGLIS, Brian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SKINNER, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVERIDGE, Derek→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned
PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned
PENMAN, Stephen William Dunsmore→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned
SKINNER, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2009-05-14
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2008-07-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property23/12/201316/04/2020

Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08