SUTHERLAND RESILIENCE INITIATIVE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC796864 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-01-29
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£68.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
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: medium (71/100)

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
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £68,200

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
Net Worth
£68k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£68.2k
Cash£6.5k
Net assets£68.2k

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

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-07-29
    NIVEN, Leslie-Anne appointed
    director
  6. 2024-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SUTHERLAND RESILIENCE INITIATIVE LTD
  7. 2024-01-29
    BAIRD, Michael James appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-29
    GALE, Richard Gordon appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-29
    HUTCHISON, Marianne Hunter appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-29
    MCGILLIVRAY, James William appointed
    director
  11. 2024-01-29
    MORRISON, Hugh appointed
    director
  12. 2024-01-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Gordon Gale
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
sig. influencesignificant influence29/01/2024
Mr Hugh Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
sig. influencesignificant influence29/01/2024
Mrs Marianne Hunter Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
sig. influencesignificant influence29/01/2024
Mr Michael James Baird
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
sig. influencesignificant influence29/01/2024
Mr James William Mcgillivray
Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
sig. influencesignificant influence29/01/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

The Barn
Drovers Square
Ardgay
Sutherland
IV24 3AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

BAIRD, Michael James
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-01-29
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Active
GALE, Richard Gordon
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-01-29
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Active
HUTCHISON, Marianne Hunter
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-29
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Active
MCGILLIVRAY, James William
director · ~75y · appointed 2024-01-29
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Active
MORRISON, Hugh
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-01-29
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Active
NIVEN, Leslie-Anne
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-29