RW SNEDDON LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC615303 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-03
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2018-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RW SNEDDON LIMITED
  11. 2018-12-03
    ➕
    SNEDDON, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2018-12-03
    ➕
    SNEDDON, Marlene appointed
    director
  13. 2018-12-03
    ➕
    SNEDDON, Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2018-12-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SNEDDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marlene Sneddon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/12/2018
Mr Robert Sneddon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/12/2018
Mr Mark Andrew Sneddon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

5/9 Bridge Street
Bonnybridge
Stirlingshire
FK4 1AD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SNEDDON, Mark Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-12-03
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Active
SNEDDON, Marlene→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-12-03
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Active
SNEDDON, Robert→
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-12-03
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13