APP SCOTLAND LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC626284 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-01
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,602
Net assets shrinking
Down £713 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£7k£9kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.6k£2.3k
Current assets£9.2k£9.2k
Net assets£1.6k£2.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    GORDON, John James Tennant resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-22
    ➕
    GORDON, John James Tennant appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-06-28
    ➕
    FARQUHAR, Carrie-Ann appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-04-01
    ➖
    FIRTH, Stewart David resigned
    director
  12. 2023-02-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-02-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APP SCOTLAND LTD
  18. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    FIRTH, Callum James appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    FIRTH, Stewart David appointed
    director
  20. 2019-04-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 Callum James Firth
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/04/2019
Mrs Carrie-Ann Farquhar
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stewart David Firthceased 01/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

30 Hardhill Road
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 2BW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FARQUHAR, Carrie-Ann→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-06-28
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Active
FIRTH, Callum James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
FIRTH, Stewart David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned
GORDON, John James Tennant→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-04-22 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31