PETER SADDLER & COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC019905 · ltd · incorporated 1937-08-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
127 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-06-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-10-23
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    LAWNS, Leslie Parkin resigned
    director
  16. 2018-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-02-06
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    BOTTOMLEY, John Douglas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-02-06
    ➖
    BOTTOMLEY, John Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 2010-07-01
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    SNEDDON, Scott Mackie appointed
    director
  22. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    BOTTOMLEY, John Douglas appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    CONNOLLY, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    CONNOLLY, Maureen resigned
    director
  25. 2004-08-01
    ➕
    LAWNS, Leslie Parkin appointed
    director
  26. 2004-07-16
    ➖
    MONCUR, Violet Mary resigned
    director
  27. 2003-09-01
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    CONNOLLY, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    MONCUR, Violet Mary resigned
    secretary
  29. 1937-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PETER SADDLER & COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 89 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Mackie Sneddon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Douglas Bottomleyceased 09/04/2019· 75-100% shares
  • Mr John Douglas Bottomleyceased 06/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1937-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Pend Oreille Shielhill Road
Northmuir
Kirriemuir
DD8 4PN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

SNEDDON, Scott Mackie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOTTOMLEY, John Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2018-02-06
Resigned
CONNOLLY, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
MONCUR, Violet Mary→
secretary · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
BOTTOMLEY, John Douglas→
director · ~92y · resigned 2018-02-06
Resigned
CONNOLLY, Maureen→
director · ~85y · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
LAWNS, Leslie Parkin→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2018-10-23
Resigned
MONCUR, Violet Mary→
director · ~113y · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (127 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01