SCOTT WEALTH FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.6k |
| Current assets | £27.3k |
| Net assets | £15.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21➖SCOTT, Graham John resigneddirector
- 2025-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-24📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2025-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-31➕DAVIES, Philip James appointeddirector
- 2024-08-31➕LOVETT, Helen Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTT WEALTH FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
- 2015-03-10➕SCOTT, Graham John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Rosemount Asset Management Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosemount Asset Management Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/07/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Graham John Scottceased 16/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Geraldine Scottceased 16/07/2024· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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