SBS INTL LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC268526 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
69 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 £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-03
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  2. 2024-07-30
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  3. 2023-06-16
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  4. 2023-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  5. 2023-02-08
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  6. 2023-02-08
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  7. 2022-12-08
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  8. 2022-03-29
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  9. 2022-03-29
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  10. 2022-03-23
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    FILON, Richard appointed
    director
  11. 2022-02-22
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    SPENCER, Liza Miranda resigned
    director
  12. 2021-07-27
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  13. 2021-05-26
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  14. 2021-05-21
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    LEASK, Zoe Pearl resigned
    director
  15. 2020-06-04
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  16. 2019-06-07
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  17. 2018-06-07
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  18. 2017-06-12
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  19. 2011-11-01
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    WILTSHIRE, David Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2011-04-25
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    LEASK, Zoe Pearl appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    SPENCER, Liza Miranda appointed
    director
  22. 2009-05-14
    ➕
    WILTSHIRE, David Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2006-03-10
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    MILNE, Margaret Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2004-12-29
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    SPENCER, Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2004-07-12
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    MILNE, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  26. 2004-07-12
    ➖
    SPENCER, Michael John resigned
    director
  27. 2004-06-01
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    BRADFORD, Nicholas John appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-06-01
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-06-01
    ➕
    SPENCER, Michael John appointed
    director
  30. 2004-06-01
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2004-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As SBS INTL LTD
  32. 2004-05-28
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-05-28
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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 21 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 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Spencer
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/05/2017

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
Incorporated2004-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Account Tax Ltd
Traill Drive
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BRADFORD, Nicholas John→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FILON, Richard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Michael John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-28 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
LEASK, Zoe Pearl→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-04-25 · resigned 2021-05-21
Resigned
MILNE, Margaret Mary→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2006-03-10
Resigned
SPENCER, Liza Miranda→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2022-02-22
Resigned
SPENCER, Michael John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2004-07-12
Resigned
WILTSHIRE, David Alan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-05-14 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-28 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27