STRATHAIRD HOLDINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
SC498391 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-19
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2023
Net worth
£-2.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
43/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 43/100 (watch), bankability 25/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (85/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
43/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
31
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,790,997
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,918,956 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2.8m
↓ 2281% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£2.8m-£2.2m-£1.6m-£1.0m-£456k£128kOct 2022Oct 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-10-312022-10-31
Total assets£-2.79M£128.0k
Debtors£3.61M£4.13M
Net assets£-2.79M£128.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2024-11-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-04
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-28
    SHARP, John Murray Mclean resigned
    director
  8. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-11-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-08-19
    SHARP, Murray Alexander Mclean resigned
    director
  13. 2022-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-04-04
    SHARP, Samantha Heather appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2018-11-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2018-11-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2018-09-21
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  23. 2017-12-07
    MCFIE, Lynda resigned
    director
  24. 2016-01-01
    MCFIE, Lynda appointed
    director
  25. 2015-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRATHAIRD HOLDINGS LIMITED
  26. 2015-02-19
    GRAY, Jean appointed
    director
  27. 2015-02-19
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  28. 2015-02-19
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  29. 2015-02-19
    SHARP, John Murray Mclean appointed
    director
  30. 2015-02-19
    SHARP, Murray Alexander Mclean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

3 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-10-27

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

Group structure

Executors Of The Late Murray A M Sharp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Executors Of The Late Murray A M Sharp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
STRATHAIRD HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC498391

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Executors Of The Late Murray A M Sharp
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Lynda Mcfieceased 07/12/2017· board control
  • Mr Murray Alexander Mclean Sharpceased 19/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Quantuma Advisory Ltd Third Floor, Turnberry House
175 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-07-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-10-27OVERDUE
Last: 2023-10-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GRAY, Jean
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-02-19
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Active
SHARP, Samantha Heather
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-04-04
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2015-02-19
Resigned
MCFIE, Lynda
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2017-12-07
Resigned
SHARP, John Murray Mclean
director · ~89y · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned
SHARP, Murray Alexander Mclean
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2022-08-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge16/11/2018
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Recent filings (50 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-26