URQUHARTS (CLARKSTON) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC760062 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-24
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-06
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  4. 2025-10-06
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  5. 2025-10-06
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  6. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-08
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  8. 2024-10-08
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  9. 2024-10-08
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  10. 2024-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As URQUHARTS (CLARKSTON) LTD
  12. 2023-02-24
    ➕
    DUFF, Alistair appointed
    director
  13. 2023-02-24
    ➕
    HAKIM, Imran appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-24
    ➕
    TELFER, Peter appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Urquhart & Co Holding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Urquhart & Co Holding Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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URQUHARTS (CLARKSTON) LTD
This company · SC760062

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Urquhart & Co Holding Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DUFF, Alistair→
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-02-24
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Active
HAKIM, Imran→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-02-24
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Active
TELFER, Peter→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-02-24
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-08
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-08
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-24