SCATSTA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £961.2k | £957.2k |
| Cash | £65.4k | £44.1k |
| Net assets | £934.0k | £930.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2018-06-19📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2018-06-19⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2018-06-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-01-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs SCATSTA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2017-07-14➕HUNTER, Eleanor appointeddirector
- 2017-07-14➕HUNTER, Frank appointeddirector
- 2017-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2018-06-19: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Frank Hunter Individual · British · DOB 09/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/07/2017 |
Mrs Eleanor Hunter Individual · British · DOB 11/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| INDEPENDENT SHETLAND FINANCE LTD→ SC500203 · est 2015 | — | — | £9.4k | — | 11y | 78 | 61y |
| AJH SCATSTA LTD→ SC657947 · est 2020 | — | — | — | 0 | 6y | 76 | 59y |
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| MONCRIEFF ROSS-SMITH LTD→ SC870447 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 41y |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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