SUNCATCHER LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC570870 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-10
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-28 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-01➕BARCLAY, Sheena appointeddirector
- 2020-10-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs SUNCATCHER LIMITED
- 2017-07-10➕HAUN, Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Sheena Barclay Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/07/2021 |
Mr Alexander Haun Individual · German · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
3 Hillend Cottage Larch Avenue
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 4HX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BARCLAY, Sheena→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAUN, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04