SCOTIA TRADING COMPANIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC494941 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£769.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £769,127

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£769k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£769.1k	£769.1k
Current assets	£2	£2
Net assets	£769.1k	£769.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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2023-03-28
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2022-03-31
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2021-04-19
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2020-02-14
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2019-03-06
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accounts · AA
2019-01-16
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officers · CH01
2019-01-16
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officers · CH03
2019-01-16
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2018-03-06
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2016-10-12
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2016-03-01
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2016-01-13
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2015-02-16
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MILL, John Campbell appointed
director
2015-02-16
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MILL, Margaret Rose appointed
director
2015-02-16
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MILL, Alastair Wallace resigned
director
2015-01-13
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Company incorporated
As SCOTIA TRADING COMPANIES LIMITED
2015-01-13
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MILL, Margaret Rose appointed
secretary
2015-01-13
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MILL, Alastair Wallace appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Campbell Mill Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Margaret Rose Mill Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1988 · age 38	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-01-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

68 Bridge Street

Linwood

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA3 3DR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-27

Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MILL, Margaret Rose→

secretary · appointed 2015-01-13

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Active

MILL, John Campbell→

director · ~37y · appointed 2015-02-16

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Active

MILL, Margaret Rose→

director · ~38y · appointed 2015-02-16

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Active

MILL, Alastair Wallace→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-01-13 · resigned 2015-02-16

Resigned

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