THE STRATHEARN GALLERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC446644 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47781
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees73200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2018-11-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2013-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As THE STRATHEARN GALLERY LIMITED
  20. 2013-04-03
    BENNETT, Scott Alistair appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-03
    BENNETT, Susan Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

44/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Alistair Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2018
Mrs Susan Margaret Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47781 — SIC 47781

Registered office

32 West High Street
Crieff
Perth & Kinross
PH7 4DL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BENNETT, Scott Alistair
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-04-03
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Active
BENNETT, Susan Margaret
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-03
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Active

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28