PENTLAND AUCTIONS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC548885 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-28
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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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  3. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As PENTLAND AUCTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    BURKE, Fiona appointed
    director
  20. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    BURKE, Graham Craig appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Craig Burke
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2016
Fiona Burke
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

15 Academy Street
Forfar
DD8 2HA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURKE, Fiona→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-28
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BURKE, Graham Craig→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-28
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22