SANDAY COMMUNITY SHOP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
SC443413 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-02-22
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-17
    ➖
    COLLINSON, Heather resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-15
    ➖
    THOMSON, Denise Margaret resigned
    director
  6. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-20
    ➕
    COLLINSON, Heather appointed
    director
  11. 2024-03-20
    ➖
    LENNIE, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    director
  12. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-17
    ➖
    LEE, Anthony Frederick resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-09-16
    ➖
    BUTLER, Ann Judith resigned
    director
  22. 2013-09-16
    ➖
    BUTLER, Brendan Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    MURRAY, Julia St Alban appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    THORNE, Sylvia Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    BUTLER, Ann Judith appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    BUTLER, Brendan Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    LEE, Anthony Frederick appointed
    director
  28. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    LENNIE, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2013-03-18
    ➕
    THOMSON, Denise Margaret appointed
    director
  30. 2013-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SANDAY COMMUNITY SHOP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  31. 2013-02-22
    ➕
    ELLIS, Cherrie Louise appointed
    director
  32. 2013-02-22
    ➕
    ELLIS, Gareth Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COLLINSON, Heather resigned 2026-03-17; THOMSON, Denise Margaret resigned 2026-03-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth Ian Ellis
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

Tofts
Sanday
Orkney
KW17 2BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

ELLIS, Cherrie Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIS, Gareth Ian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-02-22
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Active
MURRAY, Julia St Alban→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORNE, Sylvia Mary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Ann Judith→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2013-09-16
Resigned
BUTLER, Brendan Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2013-09-16
Resigned
COLLINSON, Heather→
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-03-20 · resigned 2026-03-17
Resigned
LEE, Anthony Frederick→
director · ~88y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2021-03-17
Resigned
LENNIE, Mary Elizabeth→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2024-03-20
Resigned
THOMSON, Denise Margaret→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-03-18 · resigned 2026-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03