SCOT-PETSHOP LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC375420 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-24
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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees6600

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-03-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-02-28
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Alexander James appointed
    director
  15. 2021-02-28
    ➕
    CLARKSON, John Alexander appointed
    director
  16. 2021-02-28
    ➖
    SMITH, Heather Marie resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-02-28
    ➖
    SMITH, Heather Marie resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2010-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOT-PETSHOP LTD
  23. 2010-03-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Heather Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-03-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Heather Marie appointed
    director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Alexander Clarkson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
——board controlboard control28/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Heather Marie Smithceased 28/02/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Chapeltonmoss
Chapeltonmoss
Forres
Moray
IV36 2RH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CLARKSON, Alexander James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-02-28
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Active
CLARKSON, John Alexander→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Heather Marie→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2021-02-28
Resigned
SMITH, Heather Marie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2021-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-30