SAFETRADE 247 LIMITED

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SC392297 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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

2 live charges · oldest 4.1y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees5400500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-07
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    INNES, Thomas John Alexander resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2022-05-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-05-25
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-05-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2022-05-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-13
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-11-07
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-11-01
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    INNES, Thomas John Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2018-11-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2011-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As SAFETRADE 247 LIMITED
  23. 2011-01-26
    ➕
    INNES, Shona appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-01-26
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    INNES, Peter George appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-26
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2011-01-26
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-01-26
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  28. 2011-01-26
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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 64. 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Peter George Innes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Shona Kathleen Innes
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Aquithie Road Aquithie Road
Kemnay
Inverurie
AB51 5PD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

INNES, Shona→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INNES, Peter George→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-26 · resigned 2011-01-26
Resigned
INNES, Thomas John Alexander→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-01-26 · resigned 2011-01-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—24/05/2022—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—24/05/202214/06/2022
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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22