SHEMCO LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC767047 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-24
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£102.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 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 £102,780
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,997 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£103k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £102.8k | £121.8k |
| Current assets | £36.9k | £150.2k |
| Cash | £13.2k | £100.9k |
| Debtors | £17.1k | £42.9k |
| Net assets | £102.8k | £121.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs SHEMCO LTD
- 2023-04-24➕GOLDIE, Emily Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24➕GOLDIE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24➕GOLDIE, Sean appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GOLDIE, Emily Jane (same surname) appointed 2023-04-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sean Goldie Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/03/2025 |
Mrs Emily Jane Goldie Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/04/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Goldieceased 24/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Sean Goldieceased 24/04/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
96 Hamilton Place
Aberdeen
AB15 5BA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GOLDIE, Emily Jane→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOLDIE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOLDIE, Sean→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12