SCOTBLINDS LARBERT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC289954 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-06
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
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-03-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2018-03-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-03-26
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-03-26
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-03-26
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-03-05
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    BLANEY, Morag appointed
    secretary
  19. 2018-03-05
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    BLANEY, Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-05
    ➕
    BLANEY, Cameron Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-05
    ➕
    BLANEY, Lewis David appointed
    director
  22. 2018-03-05
    ➕
    BLANEY, Morag appointed
    director
  23. 2018-03-05
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    MCATEER, Margaret Elaine resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-03-05
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    MCATEER, Margaret Elaine resigned
    director
  25. 2018-03-05
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    MCATEER, Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2005-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTBLINDS LARBERT LIMITED
  27. 2005-09-06
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    MCATEER, Margaret Elaine appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-09-06
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    MCATEER, Margaret Elaine appointed
    director
  29. 2005-09-06
    ➕
    MCATEER, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Gc Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gc Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SCOTBLINDS LARBERT LIMITED
This company · SC289954

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gc Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/03/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Peter Mcateerceased 05/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Margaret Elaine Mcateerceased 05/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2005-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 10 Springkerse Trade Park
Craig Leith Road
Stirling
FK7 7GN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

BLANEY, Morag→
secretary · appointed 2018-03-05
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Active
BLANEY, Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-05
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Active
BLANEY, Cameron Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2018-03-05
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Active
BLANEY, Lewis David→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-03-05
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Active
BLANEY, Morag→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-03-05
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Active
MCATEER, Margaret Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-06 · resigned 2018-03-05
Resigned
MCATEER, Margaret Elaine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-09-06 · resigned 2018-03-05
Resigned
MCATEER, Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-06 · resigned 2018-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-06