SHARP GROUP LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC683607 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 11200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-04-20➕ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-12-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-06-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-06-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs SHARP GROUP LTD
- 2020-12-14➕SHARP, Julie appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14➕SHARP, Neil George appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHARP" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Neil George Sharp Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/12/2020 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Gallowhill Recycling Centre Checkbar
Nigg
Aberdeen
AB12 4LP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHARP, Julie→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHARP, Neil George→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-06-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-06-24