SCRIMSHAW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC412821 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-08
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-19➕BROOKS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2011-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs SCRIMSHAW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2011-12-08➕SCRIMSHAW, Michael Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-08➕SCRIMSHAW, Michael Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCRIMSHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 72 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Stephen Scrimshaw Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/10/2016 |
Ms Nicola Brooks Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Summit House
4-5 Mitchell Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SCRIMSHAW, Michael Stephen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-12-08
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BROOKS, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-19
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SCRIMSHAW, Michael Stephen→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2011-12-08
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-02