S&M SUBSIDIARY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC710202 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-31➖WALES, Gary resigneddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25➕NICOL, Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-03-25➕NICOL, Sean Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-03-25➕ST JOHN, Graeme Sloan appointeddirector
- 2024-03-25➕WALES, Gary appointeddirector
- 2024-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-25➖ALLEN, Steven Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-08-25➖MOLES, Neil Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-06-28➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-06-28➕ALLEN, Steven Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-06-28➕MOLES, Neil Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs S&M SUBSIDIARY LIMITED
- 2021-09-22➕ABERDEIN, Robert Douglas appointeddirector
- 2021-09-22➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-09-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Pl Subsidiary Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Pl Subsidiary Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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S&M SUBSIDIARY LIMITED
This company · SC710202
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pl Subsidiary Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 25/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Moray Group Limitedceased 25/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARTAN GOLF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC086571 · est 1984 | £965.1k £643.4k–£1.29M | — | — | 19 | 42y | 83 | 66y |
| CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED→ SC034467 · est 1959 | £786.2k £524.1k–£1.05M | — | — | — | 66y | 82 | 72y |
| ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH→ SC343592 · est 2008 | £82.2k £54.8k–£109.6k | — | — | 700 | 17y | 84 | 68y |
| COGENT SSC LIMITED→ SC129351 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | 83 | 59y |
| NEVIS PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC020708 · est 1938 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 87y | 83 | 90y |
| NEWLANDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC328243 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 68y |
| NORDAN SCANDIC (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC165768 · est 1996 | — | — | £2 | — | 30y | 83 | 65y |
| OUTDOOR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CIC→ SC366266 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | 83 | 66y |
| SALMON SCOTLAND LTD→ SC152347 · est 1994 | — | — | £188.2k | — | 31y | 83 | 66y |
| SCOTPAC INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED→ SC047003 · est 1969 | — | — | — | — | 56y | 83 | 60y |
| SMTA (TRADING PARTNERS) LIMITED→ SC342972 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 18y | 83 | 76y |
| AW ESTATES LIMITED→ SC259737 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 82 | 68y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
4 Albyn Place
Edinburgh
EH2 4NG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
ABERDEIN, Robert Douglas→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICOL, Richard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICOL, Sean Richard→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ST JOHN, Graeme Sloan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-09-22 · resigned 2022-06-28
ALLEN, Steven Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2023-08-25
MOLES, Neil Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2023-08-25
WALES, Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-25 · resigned 2025-12-31
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Recent filings (24 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-01