SCOTSMAN HOLDINGS PLC

🌳Matureactive

SC358051 · plc · incorporated 2009-04-09

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 8.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

28 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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KING, Cynthia resigned
director
2025-11-25
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officers · TM01
2025-10-30
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capital · SH06
2025-10-30
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capital · SH03
2025-10-02
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accounts · AA
2025-01-07
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URQUHART, Ronald Graham resigned
director
2025-01-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-16
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-12-16
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capital · SH03
2024-12-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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MCQUADE, Stephen Anthony resigned
director
2024-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-26
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ROBERTSON, Ewan James appointed
director
2024-08-26
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officers · AP01
2024-05-15
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officers · AP01
2024-05-14
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HESLOP, Stuart appointed
director
2024-05-14
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URQUHART, Ronald Graham appointed
director
2024-05-14
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URQUHART, Ronald Graham resigned
director
2024-05-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
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URQUHART, Ronald Graham appointed
director
2022-06-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-03
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-05-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-03
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
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MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead resigned
director
2021-04-02
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SYME, David Wilson appointed
secretary
2021-04-02
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STIRLING, Paul appointed
director
2021-04-02
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MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead resigned
secretary
2021-04-02
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KING, Cynthia appointed
director
2017-12-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-10-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Brady P&C Limited as Lender
2017-07-13
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MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead appointed
secretary
2014-10-31
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MCDOWALL, David resigned
director
2014-07-22
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KING, Martine Frances resigned
director
2014-06-13
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DROMGOOLE, Fiona Mhairi resigned
secretary
2014-06-10
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KING, Deborah Edith Endoxana, Dr appointed
director
2014-06-10
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KING, Martine Frances appointed
director
2012-07-31
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DROMGOOLE, Fiona Mhairi appointed
secretary
2012-07-31
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MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead resigned
secretary
2012-07-31
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YOUNG, John Christopher resigned
director
2012-04-03
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MCQUADE, Stephen Anthony appointed
director
2011-03-31
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WELSH, Lesley appointed
director
2011-03-31
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MCDOWALL, David appointed
director
2010-01-12
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YOUNG, John Christopher appointed
director
2009-12-31
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MIDDLEMISS, George Richardson resigned
director

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 64. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stefan Paul King Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Typeplc

Incorporated2009-04-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Hamilton House

70 Hamilton Drive

Glasgow

G12 8DR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11