COURTNEY & MCMILLAN (BROXBURN) LIMITED

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SC148341 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£165.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £165,629
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£64k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£166k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£217k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£67k£133k£200k£266k£333kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£210.8k£222.6k
Current assets£217.1k£332.6k
Cash£64.3k£88.0k
Debtors£151.3k£243.2k
Net assets£165.6k£162.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-20
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-31
    ➕
    KERR, Nadine appointed
    secretary
  17. 2014-07-31
    ➕
    KERR, Craig Baird Hill appointed
    director
  18. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    MCMILLAN, Linda resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    MCMILLAN, Alistair Letham resigned
    director
  20. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    MCMILLAN, Alistair Letham resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, Linda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    COURTNEY, Augustine resigned
    director
  23. 1994-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COURTNEY & MCMILLAN (BROXBURN) LIMITED
  24. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, Alistair Letham appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1994-01-10
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    COURTNEY, Augustine appointed
    director
  28. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, Alistair Letham appointed
    director
  29. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 1994-01-10
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Baird Hill Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Nadine Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/02/2017

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
Incorporated1994-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

8a Caputhall Road
Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 8AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KERR, Nadine→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KERR, Craig Baird Hill→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMILLAN, Alistair Letham→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1994-01-10
Resigned
COURTNEY, Augustine→
director · ~82y · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Alistair Letham→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1994-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23