SCARSCOT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC270348 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-06

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 21.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.6y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

26 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
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JACKSON, Mark resigned
director
2024-02-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-09-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-04-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-01
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KELLY, Paul Michael appointed
director
2020-04-01
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JACKSON, Mark appointed
director
2020-03-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-07-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-09-09
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MCCABE, Simon Charles appointed
director
2016-09-09
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TUTTON, Jeremy John appointed
director
2016-09-09
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DI CIACCA, Cesidio Martin resigned
director
2016-09-09
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MCALISTER, William Stephen resigned
director
2012-07-11
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MCALISTER, William Stephen appointed
director
2011-07-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-07-08
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ESPLANADE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-08
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BURNLEY, John Lewis resigned
director
2007-07-13
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ROBERTSON, Ian resigned
director
2007-07-10
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ESPLANADE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-07-10
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TEESLAND SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-03-10
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MCCABE, Kevin Charles resigned
director
2004-09-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-07-14
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BROWN, Stewart David resigned
nominee-secretary
2004-07-14
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TEESLAND SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-07-14
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BROWN, Stewart David resigned
nominee-director
2004-07-14
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BURNLEY, John Lewis appointed
director
2004-07-14
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DI CIACCA, Cesidio Martin appointed
director
2004-07-14
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FOWLIE, Frank Alexander resigned
nominee-director
2004-07-14
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MCCABE, Kevin Charles appointed
director
2004-07-14
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ROBERTSON, Ian appointed
director
2004-07-06
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Company incorporated
As SCARSCOT HOLDINGS LIMITED
2004-07-06
➕
BROWN, Stewart David appointed
nominee-secretary
2004-07-06
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BROWN, Stewart David appointed
nominee-director
2004-07-06
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FOWLIE, Frank Alexander appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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.)

Group structure

Scarborough Premier Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scarborough Premier Developments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SCARSCOT HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC270348

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
Scarborough Premier Developments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	02/04/2020

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Scarborough International Properties Limitedceased 02/04/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Scarborough Holding Company Limitedceased 29/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Scarborough Holding Company Limitedceased 29/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2004-07-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Redpath Bruce Crown House

152 West Regent Street

Glasgow

G2 2RQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06