STRATHMATICS (LEISURE) LIMITED

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SC148157 · ltd · incorporated 1993-12-21
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£143.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £143,525

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£144k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£493
↓ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£115k£144kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£151.9k£153.5k
Current assets£493£1.5k
Net assets£143.5k£142.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-09-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-04-27
    ➖
    CLARK, David resigned
    director
  14. 2023-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 1999-04-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Susan appointed
    director
  22. 1993-12-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRATHMATICS (LEISURE) LIMITED
  23. 1993-12-21
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1993-12-21
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-12-21
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1993-12-21
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control · firm interest26/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Clarkceased 26/06/2023· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1993-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

101 Glamis Road Glamis Road
Forfar
DD8 1DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CLARK, David→
secretary
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Active
WILLIAMSON, Susan→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-04-01
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-12-21 · resigned 1993-12-21
Resigned
CLARK, David→
director · ~71y · resigned 2023-04-27
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-12-21 · resigned 1993-12-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/05/200824/12/2025

Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27