ANTA SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC156285 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-01
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 30.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 23490SIC 23490
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2024-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2200 | 2000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-30➖BANNERMAN, Claire Burgess resigneddirector
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24➕STEWART, Lachlan Alastair appointedsecretary
- 2023-10-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27➕BANNERMAN, Claire Burgess appointeddirector
- 2023-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-26➕MACKAY, Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26➕STEWART MOORE, Stella Isabella appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-03-21➖STEWART, Lachlan Alastair resignedsecretary
- 2018-03-21➖STEWART, Lachlan Alastair resigneddirector
- 2016-03-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-11-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-11-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-05-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTA SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 1995-03-01➕STEWART, Stella Anne appointeddirector
- 1995-03-01➕STEWART, Lachlan Alastair appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-01➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-03-01➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-03-01➕STEWART, Lachlan Alastair appointeddirector
- 1995-03-01➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-03-01➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Stella Anne Stewart Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2017 |
Mr Lachlan Alistair Stewart Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990
Registered office
Anta
Fearn
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV20 1XW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
STEWART, Lachlan Alastair→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-10-24
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MACKAY, Yvonne→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-07-26
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STEWART, Stella Anne→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 1995-03-01
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STEWART MOORE, Stella Isabella→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-07-26
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STEWART, Lachlan Alastair→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2018-03-21
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 1995-03-01
BANNERMAN, Claire Burgess→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-01-27 · resigned 2024-06-30
STEWART, Lachlan Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2018-03-21
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 1995-03-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/11/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/11/1995 | 03/09/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/05/1995 | 03/09/2014 |
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Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29