SAFETY INSPECTION COMPLIANCE SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC784601 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-02
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21➖PATERSON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-08-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs SAFETY INSPECTION COMPLIANCE SERVICES LTD
- 2023-10-02➕HUNTER, Garry appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02➕HUNTER, Scott appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02➕PATERSON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Scott Hunter Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/10/2023 |
Mr Garry Hunter Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Patersonceased 21/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
Registered office
17 Kirk Brae
Kincardine
Alloa
FK10 4PX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HUNTER, Garry→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUNTER, Scott→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATERSON, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-10-02 · resigned 2024-08-21
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Recent filings (13 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-02