PLAZA TITLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC285375 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-26
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: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-25
    ➕
    SCOTT, Brigit appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-25
    ➖
    POSTLETHWAITE, Maurice James, Mr. resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-19
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-10-28
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    GRAHAM, Janette Patricia appointed
    director
  18. 2016-10-28
    ➖
    PLATT, Samantha Jayne resigned
    director
  19. 2016-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-09
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  21. 2013-01-31
    ➖
    HARRIS, Karen Rachel resigned
    director
  22. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    PLATT, Samantha Jayne appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-19
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce resigned
    director
  24. 2007-06-19
    ➖
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    HARRIS, Karen Rachel appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    POSTLETHWAITE, Maurice James, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2005-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As PLAZA TITLE LIMITED
  28. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce appointed
    director
  30. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. appointed
    director
  31. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

First National Trustee Company (U.K.) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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First National Trustee Company (U.K.) Limited
Corporate parent
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PLAZA TITLE LIMITED
This company · SC285375

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
First National Trustee Company (U.K.) Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Janette Patricia→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-10-28
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Active
SCOTT, Brigit→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Karen Rachel→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2007-06-19
Resigned
KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2007-06-19
Resigned
PLATT, Samantha Jayne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-01-31 · resigned 2016-10-28
Resigned
POSTLETHWAITE, Maurice James, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2025-06-25
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02