SB ICES TROON LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC677035 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£200.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 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 £200,275
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£224k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Net Worth
£200k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£264k
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £200.3k | £136.4k |
| Current assets | £264.0k | £242.5k |
| Cash | £224.4k | £240.7k |
| Debtors | £39.6k | £1.8k |
| Net assets | £200.3k | £136.4k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-10-09➖CARROLL, Faye resigneddirector
- 2020-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs SB ICES TROON LTD
- 2020-10-08➕CARROLL, Emma appointeddirector
- 2020-10-08➕CARROLL, William Fleming appointeddirector
- 2020-10-08➕CARROLL, Faye appointeddirector
- 2020-10-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Fleming Carroll Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/10/2020 |
Miss Emma Carroll Individual · British · DOB 05/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
28 Fenwick Road
Kilmaurs
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA3 2TD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CARROLL, Emma→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2020-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARROLL, William Fleming→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARROLL, Faye→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-10-08 · resigned 2020-10-09
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28