SCOTTISH GROCERS FEDERATION (HOLDINGS) LTD.

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SC111028 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-05-09

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (21 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

286 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (190 events)Click to expand

2026-02-10
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HUTCHISON, Ryan Jay appointed
director
2025-10-09
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2025-09-27
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BROWN, Daniel Joseph resigned
director
2025-07-07
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2025-05-19
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2025-05-14
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SUD, Shamly appointed
director
2025-04-07
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2025-04-07
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2025-04-07
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2025-04-02
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RUSSELL, Nick appointed
director
2025-03-25
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LEONARD, Michael appointed
director
2025-03-25
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GALLACHER, Christopher David Brown resigned
director
2025-03-04
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officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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LEONARD, Michael resigned
director
2025-02-06
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2025-01-15
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2025-01-09
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2025-01-01
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MALCOLM, Gary appointed
director
2025-01-01
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MCCRAE, Kate appointed
director
2024-12-31
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KELLY, John Mckernan resigned
director
2024-10-29
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LEONARD, Michael appointed
director
2024-10-29
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2024-10-23
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2024-10-08
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HOWE, David Robin resigned
director
2024-08-29
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accounts · AA
2024-07-10
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MCNEILL, John resigned
director
2024-07-10
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2024-03-28
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2023-12-07
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2023-11-16
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LYNN, Craig Ian appointed
director
2023-10-26
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2023-10-26
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2023-10-26
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2023-10-11
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IRONS, Steven Graeme resigned
director
2023-10-04
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SCOTT, Karen appointed
director
2023-10-04
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PLANT, Kevin resigned
director
2023-09-04
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2023-07-05
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2022-05-25
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GALLACHER, Christopher David Brown appointed
director
2022-05-25
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SARWAR, Asim resigned
director
2022-05-17
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HOWE, David Robin appointed
director
2022-05-17
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KNOX, Philip resigned
director
2022-01-07
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IRONS, Steven Graeme appointed
director
2021-11-01
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LEONARD, Michael resigned
director
2021-09-17
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O'BRIEN, Adrian Charles resigned
director
2021-05-12
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KENNEY, Andrew Stuart appointed
director
2020-07-01
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HOLLIS, Michael Charles resigned
director
2020-07-01
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KELLY, John Mckernan appointed
director
2020-07-01
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O'BRIEN, Adrian Charles appointed
director

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Owner dependency

80/100

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

-20 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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17C ECIP 2025 FEEDER LP→ SL037473 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17CAPITAL (BERRY) LP→ SL033383 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
17CAPITAL (CREOLE) SCOTS LP→ SL037011 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
17CAPITAL (HOLDCO 1) LP→ SL036646 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
17CAPITAL (MADISON) SCOT LP→ SL036034 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
17CAPITAL (ORION) SCOTS LP→ SL037090 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
17CAPITAL (PHOENIX) SCOT LP→ SL035522 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
17CAPITAL (TRIO) SCOT CO-INVEST 3 LP→ SL035900 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
17CAPITAL 5 INVESTMENTS LP→ SL035235 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
17CAPITAL CF2 SCOTS SPV GP LLP→ SO307900 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
17CAPITAL CO-INVEST (E) SCOTS GP LLP→ SO308223 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1988-05-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Federation House

222-224 Queensferry Road

Edinburgh

EH4 2BN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-01

Last: 2025-10-18