PLANTEK HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC484485 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-15
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒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
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £617.9k |
| Current assets | — | £343.1k |
| Cash | — | £295.4k |
| Debtors | — | £47.7k |
| Net assets | — | £617.9k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-30➕WALLACE, Paula appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-21➖GRAY, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs PLANTEK HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2014-08-15➕GRAY, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2014-08-15➕GRAY, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2014-08-15➕GRAY, Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Elizabeth Gray Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Grayceased 21/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
66a Barassie Street
Troon
KA10 6LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
GRAY, Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2014-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALLACE, Paula→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAY, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2021-06-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-08