THE URBAN BUTCHER SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Debtors | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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.
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Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs THE URBAN BUTCHER SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2020-09-11➕CLARK, Alan appointeddirector
- 2020-09-11➕CLARK, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-09-11📄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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 Alan Clark Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/09/2020 |
Mr Andrew Clark Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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