SCOT CURRENCY GROUP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC738736 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-07-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£609
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
13 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 £609
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£609
↑ 416% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.2k | £118 |
| Current assets | £2.1k | £3.0k |
| Cash | — | £2.8k |
| Debtors | — | £170 |
| Net assets | £609 | £118 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01➕BROWN, Valerie Joan appointeddirector
- 2024-11-01➕FALCONER, George appointeddirector
- 2024-04-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOT CURRENCY GROUP LTD
- 2022-07-19➕RIDEOUT, Timothy William, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-07-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| Z.G.A. LP→ SL026629 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ZEFFARA LP→ SL019203 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ZEGONA CAPITAL I FOUNDER PARTNER, L.P.→ SL006865 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ZEGONA CAPITAL I GP, L.P.→ SL006864 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ZEITSALEL LP→ SL034771 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ZELAMEVA LP→ SL012386 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ZELEX TECHNOLOGY L.P.→ SL010987 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ZELMIRA SP→ SL004682 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ZEMIZET TRADE LP→ SL029561 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ZEN IMPEX LP→ SL012172 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ZEN MERCHANTS LP→ SL021840 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ZEN PRODUCTION LP→ SL023680 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-07-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
61 Eskbank Road
Dalkeith
EH22 3BU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Valerie Joan→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FALCONER, George→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-01
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RIDEOUT, Timothy William, Dr→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-19