FULL SHILLING BOOK-KEEPING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC356186 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-09

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£4.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,384

Net assets shrinking

Down £843 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↓ 8.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£4.4k	£5.2k
Current assets	£4.6k	£5.0k
Net assets	£4.4k	£5.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-09-28
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2024-12-15
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2023-11-11
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accounts · AA
2022-12-03
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accounts · AA
2021-08-03
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accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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accounts · AA
2019-09-29
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accounts · AA
2018-07-09
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accounts · AA
2017-04-27
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accounts · AA
2016-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-03-20
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-03-16
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annual-return · AR01
2014-04-12
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accounts · AA
2014-03-17
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annual-return · AR01
2009-03-09
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Company incorporated
As FULL SHILLING BOOK-KEEPING SERVICES LIMITED
2009-03-09
➕
WILSON, Tracey Marie appointed
secretary
2009-03-09
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WILSON, John appointed
director
2009-03-09
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WILSON, Tracey Marie 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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Tracey Marie Wilson Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr John Wilson Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2009-03-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

34 Talisman Crescent

Helensburgh

Dunbartonshire

G84 7TE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-23

Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Tracey Marie→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-09

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WILSON, John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2009-03-09

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WILSON, Tracey Marie→

director · ~53y · appointed 2009-03-09

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