BREADWINNERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC355432 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£77.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £77,243
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£77k
↑ 120% YoY
Current Assets
£100k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£101.1k£64.3k
Current assets£99.8k£61.6k
Net assets£77.2k£35.2k

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

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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
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
11
filings
  • • 6 officers
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • • 6 officers
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Ann appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-23
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Brian Gerard appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-03-31
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Ciaran appointed
    director
  7. 2026-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2026-03-20
    ➖
    HOUSTON, Brian Gerard resigned
    director
  10. 2026-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2026-03-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2026-03-20
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2026-03-19
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Daniel appointed
    director
  14. 2026-03-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2026-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2026-03-17
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  17. 2025-07-28
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  18. 2025-03-20
    ➖
    HOUSTON, Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  20. 2023-08-01
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  21. 2022-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
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  22. 2022-12-13
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  23. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  24. 2021-02-08
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  25. 2020-10-29
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  26. 2009-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BREADWINNERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  27. 2009-02-23
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2009-02-23
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Brian Gerard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Gerard Houston
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/04/2026
Mrs Ann Houston
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr Ciaran Houston
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1997 · age 29
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2026
Mr Daniel Houston
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1996 · age 30
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Gerard Houstonceased 20/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

50 Unit 1 Cathcart Court
50 Cathcart Road
Rutherglen
G73 2RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HOUSTON, Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Brian Gerard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-23
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Active
HOUSTON, Ciaran→
director · ~29y · appointed 2026-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Daniel→
director · ~30y · appointed 2026-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-02-23 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
HOUSTON, Brian Gerard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-02-23 · resigned 2026-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21