SGRL HOLDING LIMITED

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SC440533 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
45 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-14
    ➖
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2016-04-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-11-01
    ➖
    MURRAY DONALD LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-11-01
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2013-08-29
    ➕
    SHERRET, John Ritchie William appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-29
    ➖
    LANG, Alistair James resigned
    director
  21. 2013-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As SGRL HOLDING LIMITED
  22. 2013-01-17
    ➕
    MURRAY DONALD LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2013-01-17
    ➕
    LANG, Alistair James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 65. 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 13 years.
  • 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
Mrs Maureen Ann Louise Sherret
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/01/2025
Mr John Ritchie William Sherret
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Ceres Road Ceres Road
Pitscottie
Cupar
KY15 5TD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHERRET, John Ritchie William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY DONALD LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2014-11-01
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2016-04-14
Resigned
LANG, Alistair James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2013-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-17