SANDWOOD HOLDINGS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC686069 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-15
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 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 (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
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-07➖MCLEOD, Sean Alan resigneddirector
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs SANDWOOD HOLDINGS LTD
- 2021-01-15➕HARRISON, Caroline Louise, Lady appointeddirector
- 2021-01-15➕HARRISON, John Wyndham Fowler, Sir appointeddirector
- 2021-01-15➕MCLEOD, Sean Alan appointeddirector
- 2021-01-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 |
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Sir John Wyndham Fowler Harrison Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 15/01/2021 |
Lady Caroline Louise Harrison Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| STEADVALE TURBOCHARGERS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC074475 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Incorporated2021-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
28 Low Street
Banff
Aberdeenshire
AB45 1AS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARRISON, Caroline Louise, Lady→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, John Wyndham Fowler, Sir→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEOD, Sean Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-01-15 · resigned 2024-08-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18