POWERCRAFT SCOTLAND LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC356026 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£36.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 £36,452

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£36k
Current Assets
£89k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£36k£54k£71k£89kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£39.7k—
Current assets£89.2k—
Net assets£36.5k—
Average employees—200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-01
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    SCOTT, James Duncan resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-11-01
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    JAMIESON, Jean Campbell appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    JAMIESON, Henry James appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-01
    ➖
    SCOTT, Victoria Margaret resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As POWERCRAFT SCOTLAND LTD.
  21. 2009-03-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Victoria Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-03-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Victoria Margaret appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-03-05
    ➖
    SCOTT, Victoria Margaret resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-03-05
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-03-05
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-03-05
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  27. 2009-03-05
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  28. 2009-03-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, James Duncan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Henry James Jamieson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

15 Peebles Street
Ayr
KA8 8DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

JAMIESON, Jean Campbell→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-01
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Active
JAMIESON, Henry James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-11-01
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Active
SCOTT, Victoria Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Victoria Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2009-03-05
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2009-03-05
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2009-03-05
Resigned
SCOTT, James Duncan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23