SKUA HANGAR LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC464685 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52102
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
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 £5,355
Net assets shrinking
Down £500 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£5.4k£5.9k
Current assets£5.4k£5.9k
Net assets£5.4k£5.9k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-09-30
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  4. 2022-09-13
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  5. 2020-12-08
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  6. 2019-12-18
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  7. 2019-07-17
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  8. 2017-12-06
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  9. 2017-09-29
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  10. 2016-09-15
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  11. 2016-01-25
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  13. 2015-03-18
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  14. 2014-10-28
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  15. 2014-10-11
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    PARSONS, Malcolm Geoffrey resigned
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  16. 2013-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As SKUA HANGAR LTD.
  17. 2013-11-27
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    CLYDE, Torquil appointed
    director
  18. 2013-11-27
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    PEACE, Alan Dewar appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-27
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    SUMMERS, Graham David appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-27
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    PARSONS, Malcolm Geoffrey appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-27
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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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Dewar Peace
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
—25–50%25-50% voting · firm interest27/11/2016
Mr Graham David Summers
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
—25–50%25-50% voting27/11/2016
Mr Torquil Clyde
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
—25–50%25-50% voting27/11/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52102 — SIC 52102

Registered office

43 Victoria Street
Kirkwall
KW15 1DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CLYDE, Torquil→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Active
PEACE, Alan Dewar→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Active
SUMMERS, Graham David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Active
PARSONS, Malcolm Geoffrey→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-11-27 · resigned 2014-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
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2025-09-02
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2024-10-05
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2024-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
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2023-09-30
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2022-12-07
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2022-09-13
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2021-10-12
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2020-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
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2019-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-11
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2019-07-17
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2018-11-01