SMART STOP BODYSHOP LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC828200 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (57/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-24➕AIRDRIE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-01-24➖MCDERMOTT, David resigneddirector
- 2025-01-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-16➕AIRDRIE, Joanne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➖CARTER, Niamh resigneddirector
- 2025-01-16➕MCDERMOTT, David appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs SMART STOP BODYSHOP LTD
- 2024-11-07➕CARTER, Niamh appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — AIRDRIE, Joanne Elizabeth (same surname) appointed 2025-01-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanne Airdrie Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Niamh Carterceased 16/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
17 Wellgate Street
Larkhall
Lanarkshire
ML9 2AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
AIRDRIE, Joanne Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AIRDRIE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2025-01-24
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CARTER, Niamh→
Resigneddirector · ~22y · appointed 2024-11-07 · resigned 2025-01-16
MCDERMOTT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2025-01-16 · resigned 2025-01-24
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-07