SHETLAND VETS TRUSTEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC492650 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-12-03
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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, 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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 | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
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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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-09➕ANDERSON, Lynne appointeddirector
- 2026-02-01➖GEORGESON, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29➕GEORGESON, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2024-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-16➖CROOKS-JONES, Janet resigneddirector
- 2024-02-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01➕WILLIAMSON, Pamela Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31➖BIRD, Margaret Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-30➖HALL, Ewan Stuart resigneddirector
- 2022-04-26➕NICOLSON, James Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-30➖NICOLSON, Juliet resigneddirector
- 2020-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24➕BIRD, Margaret Louise appointeddirector
- 2018-07-24➖NICOLSON, James Thomas resigneddirector
- 2018-07-24➕NICOLSON, Juliet appointeddirector
- 2014-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs SHETLAND VETS TRUSTEES LIMITED
- 2014-12-03➕CROOKS-JONES, Janet appointeddirector
- 2014-12-03➕HALL, Ewan Stuart appointeddirector
- 2014-12-03➕NICOLSON, James Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL POTTINGER ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC395494 · est 2011 | — | — | — | 3 | 15y | 82 | 62y |
| VICTOR JAMIESON LIMITED→ SC256278 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 0 | 22y | 82 | 71y |
| A B ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC151350 · est 1994 | — | — | £51.3k | — | 32y | 81 | 82y |
| HAFM LIMITED→ SC397698 · est 2011 | — | — | £16.4k | — | 15y | 80 | 70y |
| JOHNSTONS SALES & SERVICES LIMITED→ SC309125 · est 2006 | — | — | £450.6k | — | 19y | 80 | 84y |
| L & M ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED→ SC428479 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | 80 | 78y |
| TREGONNING AND CO LIMITED→ SC345791 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 17y | 80 | 60y |
| BOLTS CAR HIRE LIMITED→ SC154841 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | 79 | 75y |
| CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SHETLAND LIMITED→ SC531924 · est 2016 | — | — | £268.1k | — | 10y | 79 | 72y |
| FRANK L. JOHNSTON (SHETLAND) LIMITED→ SC066562 · est 1978 | — | — | £1.22M | — | 47y | 79 | 84y |
| HAMEPARK HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC451413 · est 2013 | — | — | £1.96M | — | 13y | 78 | 59y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities
Registered office
West Side Bixter
Shetland
ZE2 9NA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
ANDERSON, Lynne→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2026-02-09
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NICOLSON, James Thomas→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-04-26
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WILLIAMSON, Pamela Mary→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-02-01
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BIRD, Margaret Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-07-24 · resigned 2024-01-31
CROOKS-JONES, Janet→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-12-03 · resigned 2024-04-16
GEORGESON, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-04-29 · resigned 2026-02-01
HALL, Ewan Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-12-03 · resigned 2022-04-30
NICOLSON, James Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-03 · resigned 2018-07-24
NICOLSON, Juliet→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-24 · resigned 2021-04-30
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01