THE SAILING SCOTSMAN LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | -300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs THE SAILING SCOTSMAN LTD
- 2020-08-21➕SMITH, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2020-08-21➕SMITH, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2020-08-21➕SMITH, Roderick appointeddirector
- 2020-08-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roderick Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 21/08/2020 |
Mrs Jacqueline Smith Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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