SE WATSON CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC301608 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-02
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 81222Specialised cleaning services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-07-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-04-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-02-26
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  13. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-31
    ➕
    WATSON, Sarah Emily appointed
    director
  17. 2013-05-31
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    MACKINTOSH-WALKER, Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2006-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As SE WATSON CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    WATSON, Sarah Emily appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    WATSON, Lorne William appointed
    director
  21. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-05-02
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    MACKINTOSH-WALKER, Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2006-05-02
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WATSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lorne Watson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sarah Watsonceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Lorne William Watsonceased 03/05/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2006-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

Aulds Well
Easter Coldrain
Kinross
KY13 0QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WATSON, Sarah Emily→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Lorne William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Sarah Emily→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2006-05-02
Resigned
MACKINTOSH-WALKER, Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2006-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28