SCOTTISH SPACE GROUP LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC698253 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-05-10

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,082

Net assets shrinking

Down £15,456 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↓ 93% YoY

Current Assets

£93k

↓ 41% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.1k	£16.5k
Current assets	£92.7k	£158.4k
Net assets	£1.1k	£16.5k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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incorporation · MA
2025-04-08
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officers · RP04TM01
2025-03-27
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accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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officers · TM01
2025-01-06
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SMITH, Daniel Hendry resigned
director
2024-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-25
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HOPKINS, Yvette Claire resigned
director
2024-07-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
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CANNON, Allan John Gavin resigned
director
2024-03-21
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officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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DINES, Julian Andrew Bernard, Dr appointed
director
2024-03-19
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GAFFNEY, Kevin appointed
director
2024-03-19
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YOUNG, Peter William appointed
director
2024-03-19
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CANNON, Allan John Gavin appointed
director
2024-03-19
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HOPKINS, Yvette Claire appointed
director
2024-03-19
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KILPATRICK, Zoe Claire resigned
director
2024-03-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-29
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-16
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HUNTER, Marie Ann appointed
secretary
2024-01-16
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VENTERS, Gordon George Cornet resigned
director
2024-01-16
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-10
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Company incorporated
As SCOTTISH SPACE GROUP LTD
2021-05-10
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MOUNT, Andrew Raymond, Professor appointed
director
2021-05-10
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KILPATRICK, Zoe Claire appointed
director
2021-05-10
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SMITH, Daniel Hendry appointed
director
2021-05-10
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VENTERS, Gordon George Cornet appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2021-05-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Higgs Centre For Innovation Royal Observatory Edinburgh

Blackford Hill

Edinburgh

EH9 3HJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-23

Last: 2026-05-09