RED POST HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC530840 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-29

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	—	£336.7k
Current assets	—	£267.9k
Cash	—	£17.6k
Debtors	—	£250.2k
Net assets	—	£336.7k
Average employees	2	—

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-01-25
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accounts · AA
2022-01-21
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accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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capital · SH06
2020-11-25
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capital · SH03
2020-11-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-11-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-19
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capital · SH08
2020-11-05
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accounts · AA01
2019-08-26
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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accounts · AA
2016-03-29
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Company incorporated
As RED POST HOLDINGS LTD
2016-03-29
➕
DI CIACCA, John Mark appointed
director
2016-03-29
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DI CIACCA, Victoria Jane appointed
director
2016-03-29
➕
COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-03-29
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-03-29
➕
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
director
2016-03-29
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
director
2016-03-29
➕
COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2016-03-29
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

74/100

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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 62. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Victoria Jane Di Ciacca Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-03-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor

Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street

Glasgow

G1 3NQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DI CIACCA, John Mark→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-29

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Active

DI CIACCA, Victoria Jane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-29

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Active

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-03-29 · resigned 2016-03-29

Resigned

MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-03-29 · resigned 2016-03-29

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2016-03-29 · resigned 2016-03-29

Resigned

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