SPC SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC522590 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-12-15
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£14.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Web portals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
40 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,959
Net assets shrinking
Down £140 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£18k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£16.9k£17.0k
Current assets£17.5k£17.6k
Cash£17.3k£17.6k
Debtors£219£59
Net assets£14.0k£14.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    MARNOCH, Brian resigned
    director
  2. 2025-12-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-01-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-28
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Norman Scott resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-17
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2020-01-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-11-01
    ➖
    LAFFERTY, Austin Joseph resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-03-01
    ➖
    WOODCOCK, Sarah resigned
    director
  22. 2018-02-08
    ➖
    ROSS, Pamela Ann resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-02-24
    ➕
    ROSS, Pamela Ann appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-02-12
    ➖
    SPENCE, Bruce resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-01-26
    ➕
    LAFFERTY, Austin Joseph appointed
    director
  26. 2016-01-18
    ➕
    COUSTON, Robert James Gair appointed
    director
  27. 2016-01-12
    ➕
    KILSHAW, David Andrew George appointed
    director
  28. 2016-01-08
    ➕
    WOODCOCK, Sarah appointed
    director
  29. 2015-12-18
    ➕
    MARNOCH, Brian appointed
    director
  30. 2015-12-17
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Norman Scott appointed
    director
  31. 2015-12-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SPC SCOTLAND LIMITED
  32. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    HILTON, Paul appointed
    director
  33. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    SPENCE, Bruce appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63120 — Web portals

Registered office

27 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

COUSTON, Robert James Gair→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILTON, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KILSHAW, David Andrew George→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Pamela Ann→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-24 · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned
SPENCE, Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2016-02-12
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Norman Scott→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-12-17 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned
LAFFERTY, Austin Joseph→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-26 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned
MARNOCH, Brian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
WOODCOCK, Sarah→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-01-08 · resigned 2018-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-05