THE SPERATUS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC247778 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-14
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 19.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-05-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-01-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-06-26
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    WOOD, Nicholas John Macrae resigned
    director
  18. 2018-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-06-14
    ➖
    BROWN, Martin Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2016-04-30
    ➖
    MCKENZIE, Lindsay Anne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-12-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2013-07-18
    ➖
    GOOD, Graham resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-07-18
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Lindsay Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-05-29
    ➕
    BROWN, Martin Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2006-09-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2004-08-27
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    GOOD, Graham appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-08-27
    ➖
    HISLOP, Mitchell resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    WOOD, Garreth Rene Clark appointed
    director
  29. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    WOOD, Nicholas John Macrae appointed
    director
  30. 2003-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE SPERATUS GROUP LIMITED
  31. 2003-04-14
    ➕
    GOOD, Graham appointed
    director
  32. 2003-04-14
    ➕
    HISLOP, Mitchell appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mrs Nicola Joanne Chacko Wood
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2025
Mr Garreth Rene Clark Wood
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated2003-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Blenheim House
Fountainhall Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GOOD, Graham→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-04-14
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Active
WOOD, Garreth Rene Clark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOOD, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-27 · resigned 2013-07-18
Resigned
HISLOP, Mitchell→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
MCKENZIE, Lindsay Anne→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-18 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
BROWN, Martin Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-05-29 · resigned 2018-06-14
Resigned
WOOD, Nicholas John Macrae→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2018-06-26
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
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property22/09/200613/12/2014

Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29