WILKIES TRADING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC576176 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-13
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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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (58/100)

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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-07-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As WILKIES TRADING LTD
  14. 2017-09-13
    ➕
    FORRET, John Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2017-09-13
    ➕
    FORRET, Karen appointed
    director
  16. 2017-09-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 John Andrew Forret
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/09/2017
Mrs Karen Forret
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/09/2017

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
Incorporated2017-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

Office 125, 4 Redheughs Rigg
South Gyle
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FORRET, John Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-09-13
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FORRET, Karen→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-09-13
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29