WEDDING SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD

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SC491959 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£69.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £69,806

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£70k
↑ 385% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↑ 180% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£70kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£69.8k£24.5k
Current assets£70.1k£25.1k
Net assets£69.8k£14.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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  2. 2024-11-30
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  3. 2023-08-22
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  4. 2022-08-30
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  5. 2021-08-31
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  6. 2020-12-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2020-12-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Atom Bank PLC
  8. 2020-08-31
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  9. 2019-08-31
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  10. 2018-07-31
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  11. 2017-08-22
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  12. 2016-09-02
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  13. 2016-08-30
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  14. 2016-08-17
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  15. 2016-08-17
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  16. 2015-12-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-24
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    MCCARTHY, Neil Fraser resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As WEDDING SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD
  19. 2014-11-25
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    MCCARTHY, Kareth Helen appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-25
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    MCCARTHY, Neil Fraser appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Kareth Helen Mccarthy
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

19 Hawthorn Avenue
Erskine
Renfrewshire
PA8 7BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCCARTHY, Kareth Helen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-25
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Active
MCCARTHY, Neil Fraser→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-11-25 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Atom Bank
Atom Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/12/2020—
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-31