IPP SCOMARK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC589329 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No material changes in the last 90 days.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-552.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £552,481
Net assets shrinking
Down £596,416 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£586
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
-£552k
↓ 1357% YoY
Current Assets
£219k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-481.0k | £466.9k |
| Current assets | £219.3k | £355.1k |
| Cash | £586 | £29.1k |
| Debtors | £96.5k | £298.1k |
| Net assets | £-552.5k | £43.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-20➖RIGBY, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2024-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06➕RIDDELL, Victoria Sarah appointeddirector
- 2023-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-23➕AYRES, Daniel Anderson appointeddirector
- 2023-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-07-01➕WINNARD, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2019-03-31➖RODGER, Alan Mcintosh resigneddirector
- 2018-03-12➕GRANT, Stewart Smirrel appointeddirector
- 2018-02-27➕RIGBY, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2018-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs IPP SCOMARK LIMITED
- 2018-02-20➕AYRES, Jared appointeddirector
- 2018-02-20➕RODGER, Alan Mcintosh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ipp Holdings (Europe) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ipp Holdings (Europe) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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IPP SCOMARK LIMITED
This company · SC589329
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ipp Holdings (Europe) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ipp Scomark (Holdings) Limitedceased 17/12/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOTHIAN ELECTRIC MACHINES LIMITED→ SC036737 · est 1961 | £12.66M £9.85M–£15.47M | £48.58M | — | 17600 | 64y | 88 | 56y |
| HAD-FAB LIMITED→ SC142257 · est 1993 | £1.76M £1.37M–£2.15M | — | — | 14400 | 33y | 85 | 60y |
| SPRING ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED→ SC220378 · est 2001 | £1.49M £1.16M–£1.83M | — | — | 3800 | 25y | 87 | 74y |
| WINDOW SUPPLY COMPANY LTD→ SC615256 · est 2018 | £699.9k £544.4k–£855.4k | — | — | 182 | 7y | 84 | 72y |
| EUROSTAMPA UK LTD→ SC024552 · est 1946 | £218.8k £170.2k–£267.5k | — | — | 200 | 79y | 85 | 83y |
| ARRAYJET LIMITED→ SC209936 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 25 | 25y | 83 | 73y |
| BAWBAGS LIMITED→ SC321771 · est 2007 | — | — | — | 6 | 19y | 83 | 65y |
| CANMORE PIPE BAGS LIMITED→ SC362533 · est 2009 | — | — | £76.7k | — | 17y | 83 | 58y |
| CASTLE MASONRY PRODUCTS LIMITED→ SC225802 · est 2001 | — | — | — | 18 | 24y | 83 | 62y |
| CLOCKHOUSE FURNITURE LIMITED→ SC281686 · est 2005 | — | — | £778.1k | — | 21y | 83 | 75y |
| DESIGN LED PRODUCTS LIMITED→ SC258229 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 58y |
| HALSTON ENGINEERING LTD→ SC066605 · est 1978 | — | — | — | 600 | 47y | 83 | 61y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Ipp
Cawburn Works
Broxburn
West Lothian
EH52 5PJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-05
Last: 2026-06-21
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
Active
AYRES, Daniel Anderson→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AYRES, Jared→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT, Stewart Smirrel→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIDDELL, Victoria Sarah→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-03-06
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RIGBY, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-02-27 · resigned 2024-12-20
RODGER, Alan Mcintosh→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-02-20 · resigned 2019-03-31
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07