SHAND BHN LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC750648 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-17
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
£5.92M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (80/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,919,533
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.9m
↑ 6.0% YoY
Net Worth
£5.9m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.2m£2.4m£3.6m£4.7m£5.9mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£2.92M£2.75M
Net assets£5.92M£4.79M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-11-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-11-08
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-11-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-03-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-03-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2023-02-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2023-02-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2022-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As SHAND BHN LTD
  17. 2022-11-17
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2022-11-17
    ➕
    SHAND, Kevin Forbes appointed
    director
  19. 2022-11-17
    ➕
    SHAND, Sarah Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2022-11-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Forbes Shand
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control17/11/2022
Sarah Ann Shand
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/11/2022

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
Incorporated2022-11-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-11-17
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Active
SHAND, Kevin Forbes→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-11-17
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Active
SHAND, Sarah Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-03