SMART VILLAGE SCOTLAND LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC633685 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Web portals
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
18 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,719
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,245 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.7k | £15.8k |
| Current assets | £7.7k | £19.2k |
| Net assets | £6.7k | £21.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01➖BRIERTON, Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 2025-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-24➕HECTOR, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2025-09-24➕POLLARD, Andrew Colin appointeddirector
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-22➖HIGGINS, Kenny James resigneddirector
- 2019-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs SMART VILLAGE SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2019-06-18➕BRIERTON, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2019-06-18➕HIGGINS, Kenny James appointeddirector
- 2019-06-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
Growbiz Scotland Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Growbiz Scotland Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SMART VILLAGE SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC633685
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Growbiz Scotland Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63120 — Web portals
Registered office
1 Forfar Road
Coupar Angus
Perthshire
PH13 9AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HECTOR, Gordon→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POLLARD, Andrew Colin→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIERTON, Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2025-10-01
HIGGINS, Kenny James→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2020-08-22
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Recent filings (18 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15