SLL TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC225901 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-03

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

61 officers (12 active, 61 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

184 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (132 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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officers · TM01
2026-02-09
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MORRISON, Alan David resigned
director
2026-01-30
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officers · TM02
2026-01-30
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officers · AP03
2026-01-05
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SIMPSON, Gillian appointed
secretary
2026-01-04
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LANSDELL, Nick resigned
secretary
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2025-05-14
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officers · AP01
2025-04-30
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NELSON, Richard appointed
director
2024-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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officers · CH01
2024-10-21
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officers · CH01
2024-10-21
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officers · AP01
2024-10-02
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JACK, Gordon, Dr appointed
director
2024-09-27
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officers · TM01
2024-09-27
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officers · TM01
2024-09-27
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officers · TM01
2024-09-24
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LAMBIE, Ross Alexander resigned
director
2024-09-13
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ANDERSON, John resigned
director
2024-09-13
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COWAN, Andrea resigned
director
2024-06-13
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officers · TM01
2024-05-29
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CRAIG, Robert resigned
director
2023-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-23
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accounts · AA
2023-02-14
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officers · TM01
2023-01-31
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MCCORMICK, Paul resigned
director
2022-12-19
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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officers · AP01
2022-09-29
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officers · AP01
2022-09-29
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officers · AP01
2022-09-29
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officers · AP01
2022-09-15
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BROWN, Neil appointed
director
2022-09-15
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GOUDIE, Christopher Alexander appointed
director
2022-09-15
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MAULE, Lisa Yvonne appointed
director
2022-09-15
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OSBORNE, Avril, Dr appointed
director
2022-06-22
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DEVLIN, Maureen Patricia appointed
director
2022-06-22
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RAZZAQ, Shahid appointed
director
2022-06-22
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ANDERSON, John appointed
director
2022-06-22
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COWAN, Andrea appointed
director
2022-06-22
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LAMBIE, Ross Alexander appointed
director
2022-06-07
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BOOTH, David James resigned
director
2022-06-07
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CONVERY, Gerry, Councillor resigned
director
2022-06-07
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COOPER, Margaret Boyd, Provost resigned
director
2022-06-01
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STEELE, Johan resigned
director
2022-05-05
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NAILON, Lynne resigned
director
2022-05-04
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CRAIG, Peter Fraser, Councillor resigned
director
2022-05-03
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LANSDELL, Nick appointed
secretary
2022-05-03
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MORRISON, Kay resigned
secretary
2022-02-28
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BOOTH, David James appointed
director
2021-12-21
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MCGLYNN, Michael Thomas resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LANSDELL, Nick resigned 2026-01-04; MORRISON, Alan David resigned 2026-02-09

Group structure

South Lanarkshire Leisure And Culture Scio is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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South Lanarkshire Leisure And Culture Scio

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SLL TRADING LIMITED

This company · SC225901

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
South Lanarkshire Leisure And Culture Scio Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-12-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Council Offices

Almada Street

Hamilton

ML3 0EW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-17

Last: 2025-12-03