SHEARER INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC469623 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 employees373400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-06-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
  6. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-19
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
    capital · SH03
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-19
    ➕
    BASILE, Esmeralda appointed
    director
  10. 2021-11-19
    ➖
    SHEARER, Sheila June resigned
    director
  11. 2021-11-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-11-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2016-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As SHEARER INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  21. 2014-02-11
    ➕
    SHEARER, John Alexander appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-02-11
    ➕
    SHEARER, John Alexander, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-11
    ➕
    SHEARER, Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-11
    ➕
    SHEARER, Sheila June appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHEARER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. John Alexander Shearer
Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Mansfield Castle
Scotsburn Road
Tain
Ross Shire
IV19 1PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

SHEARER, John Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-11
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Active
BASILE, Esmeralda→
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-11-19
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Active
SHEARER, John Alexander, Mr.→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-02-11
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Active
SHEARER, Robert→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-11
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Active
SHEARER, Sheila June→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-02-11 · resigned 2021-11-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
A registered charge—06/06/2023—
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30