QUEENS COURT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC840263 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-06
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-04-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As QUEENS COURT HOLDINGS LIMITED
  4. 2025-03-06
    GELLER, Hannah Clementine Sandie appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-06
    TAIT, Fraser Edward appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-19

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fraser Edward Tait
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2025
Hannah Clementine Sandie Geller
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2025

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Queens Court
Sandgate
Ayr
KA7 1LE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-19OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GELLER, Hannah Clementine Sandie
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-06
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Active
TAIT, Fraser Edward
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-06
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Recent filings (3 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-06