SPAR SCOTLAND LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC616130 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-13
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
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 (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2026-01-22📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-07➖FORREST, Allison Mary resignedsecretary
- 2023-02-07➖FORREST, Allison Mary resigneddirector
- 2023-02-07➖SMITH, Guy Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-08-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01➕FORREST, Allison Mary appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-01➕FORREST, Allison Mary appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01➕SMITH, Guy Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-06-22➖TEDFORD, Craig Douglas resigneddirector
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2020-11-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs SPAR SCOTLAND LTD
- 2018-12-13➕MCLEAN, Colin Gibson appointeddirector
- 2018-12-13➕C J LANG & SON LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2018-12-13➕TEDFORD, Craig Douglas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
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 61. 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.)
Group structure
Cj Lang & Son Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cj Lang & Son Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SPAR SCOTLAND LTD
This company · SC616130
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 |
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Cj Lang & Son Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 13/12/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
78 Longtown Road
Dundee
Angus
DD4 8JU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MCLEAN, Colin Gibson→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
C J LANG & SON LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2018-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORREST, Allison Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2023-02-07
FORREST, Allison Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2023-02-07
SMITH, Guy Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2023-02-07
TEDFORD, Craig Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-12-13 · resigned 2022-06-22
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Recent filings (29 total)
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2026-02-10
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-30