GOOD TASTE SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC314261 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-09
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 17.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£50.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
- 46342SIC 46342
- 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £50,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£50k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £125.0k | £125.0k |
| Net assets | £50.0k | £50.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-01➕ROSS, Boyd appointeddirector
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-01-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
- 2018-01-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
- 2017-11-03➖ROSS, Boyd resigneddirector
- 2009-01-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2007-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs GOOD TASTE SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2007-01-09➕ANDERSONBAIN & CO appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-09➕GORDON, Sarah Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2007-01-09➕HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-09➖HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-09➕ROSS, Boyd appointeddirector
- 2007-01-09➕HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-01-09➖HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sarah Elizabeth Gordon Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/05/2018 |
Ms Sarah Elizabeth Gordon Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Boyd Rossceased 03/11/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
10 Thistle Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1XZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
ANDERSONBAIN & CO→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GORDON, Sarah Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-09 · resigned 2007-01-09
ROSS, Boyd→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2007-01-09 · resigned 2017-11-03
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-01-09 · resigned 2007-01-09
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lowry Capital Lowry Capital Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lowry Capital Lowry Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/01/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 13/01/2009 | 27/10/2018 |
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29