BATTLE TRADERS (1745) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC267074 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-27

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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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-05-06
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2020-05-20
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2020-01-06
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2012-06-19
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PORTER, Sylvia Jean appointed
director
2012-06-19
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TAYLOR, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2012-06-19
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WILLS, Avril Barbara, Lady Of Prestoungrange resigned
director
2012-06-19
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WILLS, Julian Gawain Clifford, Dr resigned
director
2010-04-01
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WILLS YR OF PRESTOUNGRANGE, Mathew Jonathan Clifford resigned
director
2004-06-17
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TAYLOR, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director
2004-04-27
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Company incorporated
As BATTLE TRADERS (1745) LIMITED
2004-04-27
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PORTER, Sylvia Jean appointed
secretary
2004-04-27
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PRESTOUNGRANGE BARON OF PRESTOUNGRANGE, Gordon Stanley Clifford Park Wills, Baron appointed
director
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-27
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WILLS, Avril Barbara, Lady Of Prestoungrange appointed
director
2004-04-27
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WILLS, Julian Gawain Clifford, Dr appointed
director
2004-04-27
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WILLS YR OF PRESTOUNGRANGE, Mathew Jonathan Clifford appointed
director
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 89 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sylvia Jean Porter Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	28/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

227-229 High Street

Prestonpans

East Lothian

EH32 9BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-11

Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PORTER, Sylvia Jean→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-27

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Active

PORTER, Sylvia Jean→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-06-19

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Active

PRESTOUNGRANGE BARON OF PRESTOUNGRANGE, Gordon Stanley Clifford Park Wills, Baron→

director · ~89y · appointed 2004-04-27

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2004-04-27

Resigned

TAYLOR, Elizabeth Anne→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-06-17 · resigned 2012-06-19

Resigned

WILLS, Avril Barbara, Lady Of Prestoungrange→

director · ~82y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2012-06-19

Resigned

WILLS, Julian Gawain Clifford, Dr→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2012-06-19

Resigned

WILLS YR OF PRESTOUNGRANGE, Mathew Jonathan Clifford→

director · ~59y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2010-04-01

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2004-04-27

Resigned

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