SLATE CRAFT LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC478384 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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.

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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-292024-05-29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-23
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  4. 2026-01-20
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  5. 2026-01-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-09-01
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    CAMERON, John Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2014-09-01
    ➕
    CAMERON, Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As SLATE CRAFT LTD
  21. 2014-05-27
    ➕
    HEIMAN, Osker appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-27
    ➖
    HEIMAN, Osker resigned
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr Scott Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 06/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2021
John Stephen Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

16a Ballifeary Road
Inverness
IV3 5PJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CAMERON, John Stephen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-09-01
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Active
CAMERON, Scott→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-09-01
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Active
HEIMAN, Osker→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-05-27 · resigned 2014-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-01-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24