SCOTTISH BUILDING FEDERATION

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SC354581 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-02-05

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£380.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.9y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

54 officers (14 active, 54 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £380,913

Net assets shrinking

Down £123,544 YoY

Cash YoY

-26%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£524k

↓ 26% YoY

Net Worth

£381k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£531k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£386.6k	£520.2k
Current assets	£530.7k	£716.5k
Cash	£524.4k	£706.7k
Debtors	£6.4k	£9.9k
Net assets	£380.9k	£504.5k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-06-23
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accounts · AA
2025-06-17
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officers · AP01
2025-06-05
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MACKENZIE, Alan Sinclair appointed
director
2024-05-02
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officers · AP03
2024-04-29
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RAE, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2024-04-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
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officers · TM01
2024-04-15
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officers · AP01
2024-04-07
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accounts · AA
2024-03-22
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MITCHELL, Paul Robert appointed
director
2024-03-22
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MCGAHAN, Karen Christine resigned
secretary
2024-03-22
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HART, Vaughan Michael resigned
director
2024-03-22
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HONEYMAN, Ian David resigned
director
2024-03-22
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REID, Frank Munro resigned
director
2024-03-18
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
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officers · TM01
2024-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
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MACASKILL, Iain resigned
director
2023-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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HILLMAN, Michael appointed
director
2023-06-01
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KELLY, Graham Thomas resigned
director
2023-06-01
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SMITH, Michael Charles resigned
director
2023-06-01
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TAYLOR, David Gordon resigned
director
2022-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
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officers · CH01
2022-05-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-10
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address · AD01
2022-04-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-04-23
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BOAL, Gordon James appointed
director
2021-04-23
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CLARK, Euan Thomas appointed
director
2021-04-23
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THOMSON, Douglas Neil resigned
director
2019-06-19
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BALLANTYNE, Matthew Michael resigned
director
2019-06-19
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COOKE, Robert Charles resigned
director
2019-02-03
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GRAY, William Henderson resigned
director
2018-06-21
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MACLEOD, Greig, Mr. appointed
director
2018-03-16
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CALDWELL, James appointed
director
2016-06-09
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MORRIS, Alan Gilbert appointed
director
2016-06-09
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READ, Dawn appointed
director
2016-06-09
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HIGGINS, Edward resigned
director
2016-06-09
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IMLACH, William James resigned
director
2016-06-09
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KELLY, Graham Thomas appointed
director
2016-06-09
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MCLEISH, John resigned
director
2016-06-09
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PERT, James Masson resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 120 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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.)

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-02-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park

Beancross Road

Grangemouth

FK3 8WX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-19

Last: 2026-02-05