G SPRATT ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

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SC366743 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-13
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£185.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £185,362
Cash YoY
+81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£185k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£322.2k£307.6k
Current assets£61.8k£39.1k
Cash£4.2k£2.3k
Debtors£42.4k£25.9k
Net assets£185.4k£161.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-09
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    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-24
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-08-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2021-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-08
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-06-05
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    RONAN, Shona Helen Cameron resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-04-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2009-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As G SPRATT ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
  20. 2009-10-13
    ➕
    RONAN, Shona Helen Cameron appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-10-13
    ➕
    RONAN, Paul Antony, Mr. appointed
    director
  22. 2009-10-13
    ➕
    RONAN, Shona Helen Cameron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Paul Antony Ronan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Shona Helen Cameron Ronan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Abbeylands 20 High Street
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1EH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RONAN, Shona Helen Cameron→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-13
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Active
RONAN, Paul Antony, Mr.→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-13
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Active
RONAN, Shona Helen Cameron→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-10-13 · resigned 2020-06-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—14/04/201431/08/2021

Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10