FRESH START (SCOTLAND) TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC526754 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-12
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46439
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-05-29
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alan Eric appointed
    director
  6. 2023-12-07
    ➖
    GREEN, Michael David resigned
    director
  7. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Keith Thomas resigned
    director
  15. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As FRESH START (SCOTLAND) TRADING LIMITED
  17. 2016-02-12
    ➕
    CAMERON, Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2016-02-12
    ➕
    GREEN, Michael David appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-12
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Keith Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2016-02-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439

Registered office

22-24 Ferry Road Drive
Edinburgh
EH4 4BR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CAMERON, Gary→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-02-12
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Active
MORRISON, Alan Eric→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-05-29
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Active
GREEN, Michael David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-02-12 · resigned 2023-12-07
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Keith Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-12 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02