COMPASS SCOTTISH SITE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC057417 · ltd · incorporated 1975-03-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 38.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 38.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-12-20
    ➖
    DEMBECK, Sandra resigned
    director
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-12-11
    ➕
    BOUCHER, Brendan James appointed
    director
  11. 2020-12-11
    ➕
    BRASSINGTON, David John appointed
    director
  12. 2020-12-11
    ➕
    DEMBECK, Sandra appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-11
    ➖
    GODINO ESCOLAR, Mariano Jesus resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-11
    ➖
    SERGEANT, Sarah Jane resigned
    director
  15. 2020-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-02-27
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    GODINO ESCOLAR, Mariano Jesus appointed
    director
  23. 2018-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-11-20
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    CARR, Laura Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2018-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2018-09-01
    ➕
    SERGEANT, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2018-08-31
    ➖
    WHITE, Mark Jonathan resigned
    director
  28. 2017-05-31
    ➖
    DUNHAM, Kate resigned
    director
  29. 2017-05-18
    ➕
    CARR, Laura Elizabeth appointed
    director
  30. 2015-12-31
    ➕
    DUNHAM, Kate appointed
    director
  31. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    PALMER, Nigel Anthony Frederick resigned
    director
  32. 2008-10-14
    ➕
    COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-10-14
    ➖
    DERHAM, Andrew Vincent resigned
    secretary
  34. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    MASON, Timothy Charles resigned
    director
  35. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    WHITE, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  36. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    MORLEY, Ronald Martin resigned
    director
  37. 2005-09-19
    ➕
    MASON, Timothy Charles appointed
    director
  38. 2005-09-19
    ➕
    PALMER, Nigel Anthony Frederick appointed
    director
  39. 2005-09-19
    ➖
    STARK, John Robert Nicolas resigned
    director
  40. 2002-05-27
    ➕
    DERHAM, Andrew Vincent appointed
    secretary
  41. 2002-05-27
    ➖
    MORLEY, Ronald Martin resigned
    secretary
  42. 1990-09-30
    ➖
    HARRIS, David resigned
    director
  43. 1990-09-30
    ➕
    STARK, John Robert Nicolas appointed
    director
  44. 1987-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  45. 1975-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMPASS SCOTTISH SITE SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Compass Overseas Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Compass Site Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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COMPASS SCOTTISH SITE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC057417

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Compass Overseas Services Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Compass Site Services Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1975-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Suite D, Pavilion 7 Kingshill Park
Venture Drive, Arnhall Business Park
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6FL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOUCHER, Brendan James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-11
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Active
BRASSINGTON, David John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DERHAM, Andrew Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2008-10-14
Resigned
MORLEY, Ronald Martin→
secretary · resigned 2002-05-27
Resigned
CARR, Laura Elizabeth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2018-11-20
Resigned
DEMBECK, Sandra→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-12-11 · resigned 2021-12-20
Resigned
DUNHAM, Kate→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-31 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
GODINO ESCOLAR, Mariano Jesus→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-02-27 · resigned 2020-12-11
Resigned
HARRIS, David→
director · ~85y · resigned 1990-09-30
Resigned
MASON, Timothy Charles→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-09-19 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
MORLEY, Ronald Martin→
director · ~74y · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
PALMER, Nigel Anthony Frederick→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-09-19 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
SERGEANT, Sarah Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-09-01 · resigned 2020-12-11
Resigned
STARK, John Robert Nicolas→
director · ~76y · appointed 1990-09-30 · resigned 2005-09-19
Resigned
WHITE, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property31/07/1987—
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Recent filings (125 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-11