SNPG LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC397869 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-04-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,949

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-30
Total assets£1.9k
Current assets£1.9k
Net assets£1.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-12
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    LAURIE, John resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-18
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    CHAMBERS, John Edward appointed
    director
  16. 2018-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-12-15
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    WARD, Thomas Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2013-12-20
    ➖
    GIBB, Richard Alexander resigned
    director
  20. 2012-10-18
    ➖
    HIELD, Timothy Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2011-06-27
    ➕
    WARD, Thomas Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2011-05-16
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Robert James William appointed
    director
  23. 2011-05-16
    ➕
    DALGETY, John Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2011-05-16
    ➕
    FAIRWEATHER, James Henry Whitton appointed
    director
  25. 2011-05-16
    ➕
    GIBB, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2011-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As SNPG LTD
  27. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Derek Macgregor appointed
    director
  28. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    HIELD, Timothy Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    LAURIE, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-04-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

79/5 Braid Avenue 79/5
Braid Avenue
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH10 6ED
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

ALEXANDER, Robert James William→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAMBERS, John Edward→
director · ~87y · appointed 2018-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALGETY, John Alexander→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRWEATHER, James Henry Whitton→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINSON, Derek Macgregor→
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBB, Richard Alexander→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2013-12-20
Resigned
HIELD, Timothy Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2012-10-18
Resigned
LAURIE, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2026-04-12
Resigned
WARD, Thomas Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-06-27 · resigned 2016-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-05