SONOS SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC395760 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-18
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-3.62M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,617,388
Cash YoY
+64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£261k
↑ 64% YoY
Net Worth
-£3.6m
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£973k
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3.8m-£2.8m-£1.9m-£938k£17k£973kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-3.56M£-3.80M
Current assets£972.8k£893.7k
Cash£261.2k£159.7k
Debtors£711.6k£734.0k
Net assets£-3.62M£-3.80M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-02-19
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    BOUVAT-MERLIN, Maxime resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2021-11-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-11-18
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2021-11-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-10-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2021-10-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-10-08
    ➕
    LAZARUS, Eddie appointed
    director
  22. 2021-10-08
    ➕
    MASON, Christopher Scott appointed
    director
  23. 2021-10-08
    ➕
    BOUVAT-MERLIN, Maxime appointed
    director
  24. 2021-10-08
    ➖
    CUBITT, Mark resigned
    director
  25. 2021-10-08
    ➖
    REID, Andrew John resigned
    director
  26. 2021-10-08
    ➖
    REID, Ruth Helena resigned
    director
  27. 2021-06-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  28. 2019-03-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Scottish Enterprise
  29. 2018-03-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  30. 2017-02-28
    ➕
    CUBITT, Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2017-02-20
    ➕
    REID, Ruth Helena appointed
    director
  32. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    HEATH, Thomas Lewis resigned
    director
  33. 2015-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2015-08-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 2011-12-12
    ➕
    HEATH, Thomas Lewis appointed
    director
  36. 2011-06-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 2011-06-17
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  38. 2011-06-01
    ➖
    REID, Ruth Helena resigned
    director
  39. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    REID, Andrew John appointed
    director
  40. 2011-04-05
    ➖
    REID, Andrew John resigned
    director
  41. 2011-04-05
    ➕
    REID, Ruth Helena appointed
    director
  42. 2011-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SONOS SCOTLAND LIMITED
  43. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    REID, Andrew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

Sonos, Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sonos, Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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SONOS SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC395760

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sonos, Inc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew John Reidceased 08/10/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

Registered office

69 Haugh Road
Glasgow
G3 8TX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

LAZARUS, Eddie→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, Christopher Scott→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOUVAT-MERLIN, Maxime→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-10-08 · resigned 2025-02-19
Resigned
CUBITT, Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-02-28 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
HEATH, Thomas Lewis→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-12-12 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
REID, Andrew John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
REID, Andrew John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2011-04-05
Resigned
REID, Ruth Helena→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
REID, Ruth Helena→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-04-05 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Scottish Enterprise
A registered charge—29/03/2019—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—26/03/2018—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over debtors1 property17/06/201127/08/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property17/06/201127/08/2015
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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-18