SCOTCAN ENERGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC084179 · ltd · incorporated 1983-08-03

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒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

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-04-15
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2024-01-26
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2023-08-23
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accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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accounts · AA
2021-09-14
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accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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accounts · AA
2020-07-16
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officers · TM01
2020-07-02
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THOMSON, Lewis Murray resigned
director
2019-08-06
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officers · AP03
2019-08-06
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officers · AP01
2019-08-06
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officers · TM02
2019-07-29
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MCALLISTER, Tracey Ann appointed
secretary
2019-07-29
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THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointed
director
2019-07-29
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EVANS, Susannah resigned
secretary
2019-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-18
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officers · TM02
2019-03-18
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officers · AP03
2019-03-05
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DOUGLAS, Irene resigned
secretary
2019-03-05
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EVANS, Susannah appointed
secretary
2018-06-26
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accounts · AA
2017-07-31
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accounts · AA
2006-11-07
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THOMSON, Brian Harold resigned
director
2004-07-16
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THOMSON, Alastair Gordon resigned
director
2002-06-20
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DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
secretary
2002-06-20
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HOLLAND, Ronald Mortimer resigned
secretary
2002-01-17
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THOMSON, Derek Ballance resigned
director
1995-11-06
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HOLLAND, Ronald Mortimer appointed
secretary
1995-10-27
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MCDOUGALL, Allister resigned
secretary
1983-08-03
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Company incorporated
As SCOTCAN ENERGY LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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

Scottish Canadian Trust Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scottish Canadian Trust Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SCOTCAN ENERGY LIMITED

This company · SC084179

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Scottish Canadian Trust Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1983-08-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Meadowside

Dundee

DD1 1LN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-26

Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Tracey Ann→

secretary · appointed 2019-07-29

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Active

THOMSON, Andrew Francis→

director · ~84y

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Active

THOMSON, Christopher Harold William→

director · ~76y · appointed 2019-07-29

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Active

DOUGLAS, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2019-03-05

Resigned

EVANS, Susannah→

secretary · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2019-07-29

Resigned

HOLLAND, Ronald Mortimer→

secretary · appointed 1995-11-06 · resigned 2002-06-20

Resigned

MCDOUGALL, Allister→

secretary · resigned 1995-10-27

Resigned

THOMSON, Alastair Gordon→

director · ~97y · resigned 2004-07-16

Resigned

THOMSON, Brian Harold→

director · ~108y · resigned 2006-11-07

Resigned

THOMSON, Derek Ballance→

director · ~104y · resigned 2002-01-17

Resigned

THOMSON, Lewis Murray→

director · ~90y · resigned 2020-07-02

Resigned

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