SIMPSON OPTICIANS LIMITED

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SC215769 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-14
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
£527.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £527,556
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,602 YoY
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£279k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Net Worth
£528k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£362k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£108k£216k£324k£432k£540kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£534.9k£549.2k
Current assets£362.0k£346.9k
Cash£279.5k£272.8k
Debtors£55.3k£47.1k
Net assets£527.6k£540.2k

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.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    capital · SH02
  3. 2024-11-08
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  4. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-20
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  6. 2021-12-20
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  7. 2021-03-08
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  8. 2019-07-05
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-15
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-09
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-03-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-22
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2001-06-17
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    SIMPSON, Moira resigned
    director
  17. 2001-03-07
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Moira appointed
    secretary
  18. 2001-03-07
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Euan appointed
    director
  19. 2001-03-07
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2001-03-07
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    SIMPSON, Moira appointed
    director
  21. 2001-03-07
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2001-03-07
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As SIMPSON OPTICIANS LIMITED
  24. 2001-02-14
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-02-14
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-02-14
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SIMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Euan Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Moira Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Pavilion 1 Finnieston Business Park
Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SIMPSON, Moira→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Euan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-14 · resigned 2001-03-07
Resigned
SIMPSON, Moira→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2001-06-17
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-14 · resigned 2001-03-07
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-14 · resigned 2001-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-05