SPROUT PERTHSHIRE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC766579 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-04-19
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26➖MATHERS, Martin Thomas resigneddirector
- 2026-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-07➖EKIERT, Kaja Monika resigneddirector
- 2025-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-11➕AITKEN, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11➕RITCHIE, Alison appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11➕MATHERS, Martin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs SPROUT PERTHSHIRE LTD
- 2023-04-19➕AITKEN, Carol Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-04-19➕MELCHIZEDEK, Ormungandr appointeddirector
- 2023-04-19➕EKIERT, Kaja Monika appointeddirector
- 2023-04-19📄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 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Altrees
Broom Place
Pitlochry
PH16 5HX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
AITKEN, Carol Ann→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AITKEN, Peter Andrew→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELCHIZEDEK, Ormungandr→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-19
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RITCHIE, Alison→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-11
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EKIERT, Kaja Monika→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-04-19 · resigned 2025-03-07
MATHERS, Martin Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-02-11 · resigned 2026-01-26
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-19