SALTIRE CANDY LIMITED

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SC697149 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,173

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 319% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k£278£2k£4k£5k£7kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.1k£-492
Current assets£7.2k£4.8k
Net assets£3.2k£-1.5k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SALTIRE CANDY LIMITED
  6. 2021-04-28
    ROBERTSON, Stuart Gordon appointed
    director
  7. 2021-04-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Gordon Robertson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/04/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

Registered office

71 Kings Road
Beith
KA15 2BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Stuart Gordon
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-04-28
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-28