SCOPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC553569 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£17.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01640SIC 01640
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,687

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£117.7k
Current assets£12.1k
Net assets£17.7k

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
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-02
    WEBB, Carol Ethel resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-23
    WEBB, Carol Ethel appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-02-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOPERTIES LIMITED
  19. 2017-01-04
    BAIRD, Alan William appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan William Baird
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300

Registered office

The Old Bakehouse
77a High Street
Linlithgow
West Lothian
EH49 7ED
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BAIRD, Alan William
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-01-04
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Active
WEBB, Carol Ethel
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-04-23 · resigned 2026-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10