SHAKEAWAY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC388530 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
66 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14➖IBZEA, Mohammed resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-13➖IBZEA, Ahmed resigneddirector
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29➖CROOK, Ian Graeme resigneddirector
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-07➖CLACK, Andrew Denis resigneddirector
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-01➕CROOK, Ian Graeme appointeddirector
- 2022-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-01➕TUCK, Carole appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01➕CLACK, Andrew Denis appointeddirector
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25➕IBZEA, Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2017-07-25➕IBZEA, Mohammed appointeddirector
- 2017-07-25➖JENSEN, Stephen Gert resigneddirector
- 2012-07-04➖ADAMS, Nigel Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2011-02-14➕DICKSON, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2011-02-14➕ADAMS, Nigel Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2011-02-14➖CLARKE, David Brownlow Marshal resigneddirector
- 2011-02-14➕JENSEN, Stephen Gert appointeddirector
- 2011-02-14➖LAURENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2010-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs SHAKEAWAY LIMITED
- 2010-11-09➕CLARKE, David Brownlow Marshal appointeddirector
- 2010-11-09➕LAURENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: IBZEA, Ahmed resigned 2025-11-13; IBZEA, Mohammed resigned 2025-11-14
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter John Dickson Individual · English · DOB 08/1956 · age 70 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter John Dicksonceased 13/11/2025· significant influence
- Shakeaway Worldwide Limitedceased 10/12/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr Stephen Gert Jensenceased 25/07/2017· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARTAN GOLF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC086571 · est 1984 | £965.1k £643.4k–£1.29M | — | — | 19 | 42y | 83 | 66y |
| CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED→ SC034467 · est 1959 | £786.2k £524.1k–£1.05M | — | — | — | 66y | 82 | 72y |
| ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH→ SC343592 · est 2008 | £82.2k £54.8k–£109.6k | — | — | 700 | 17y | 84 | 68y |
| COGENT SSC LIMITED→ SC129351 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | 83 | 59y |
| NEVIS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC020708 · est 1938 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 87y | 83 | 90y |
| NEWLANDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC328243 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 68y |
| NORDAN SCANDIC (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC165768 · est 1996 | — | — | £2 | — | 30y | 83 | 65y |
| OUTDOOR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CIC→ SC366266 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | 83 | 66y |
| SALMON SCOTLAND LTD→ SC152347 · est 1994 | — | — | £188.2k | — | 31y | 83 | 66y |
| SCOTPAC INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED→ SC047003 · est 1969 | — | — | — | — | 56y | 83 | 60y |
| SMTA (TRADING PARTNERS) LIMITED→ SC342972 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 18y | 83 | 76y |
| AW ESTATES LIMITED→ SC259737 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 82 | 68y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Brodies Llp
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
DICKSON, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TUCK, Carole→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-06-01
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ADAMS, Nigel Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-02-14 · resigned 2012-07-04
CLACK, Andrew Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2023-08-07
CLARKE, David Brownlow Marshal→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2011-02-14
CROOK, Ian Graeme→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2024-10-29
IBZEA, Ahmed→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2017-07-25 · resigned 2025-11-13
IBZEA, Mohammed→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2017-07-25 · resigned 2025-11-14
JENSEN, Stephen Gert→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-02-14 · resigned 2017-07-25
LAURENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2011-02-14
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03