SPAN HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC660561 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-02-21➖FRAZHER, Stan resigneddirector
- 2024-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs SPAN HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2020-05-05➕FRAZHER, Stan appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-05➕FRAZHER, Neill Joseph appointeddirector
- 2020-05-05➕FRAZHER, Paul Stephen appointeddirector
- 2020-05-05➕FRAZHER, Stan 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neill Joseph Frazher Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/05/2020 |
Mr Paul Stephen Frazher Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/05/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stan Frazherceased 23/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
18 Garrell Road Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 9JX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
FRAZHER, Neill Joseph→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-05-05
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FRAZHER, Paul Stephen→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-05-05
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FRAZHER, Stan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-05-05 · resigned 2024-02-21
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/05/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30