SIMPSON'S SUPPLIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC328730 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£69.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £69,566

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£70k
Current Assets
£65k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£70kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£74.1k—
Current assets£65.4k—
Net assets£69.6k—
Average employees—100

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-24
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  4. 2022-04-11
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  5. 2021-05-17
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-01
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    SIMPSON, Robert appointed
    secretary
  7. 2020-10-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Katie Roberta appointed
    director
  8. 2020-10-01
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    SIMPSON, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-10-01
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    SIMPSON, Sarah resigned
    director
  10. 2020-10-01
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  11. 2020-10-01
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  12. 2020-10-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-10-01
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  14. 2020-10-01
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2019-03-11
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  17. 2018-01-29
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  18. 2017-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-03-15
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-03-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2007-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As SIMPSON'S SUPPLIES LTD
  22. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Sarah appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 "SIMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 Robert Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sarah Simpsonceased 01/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2007-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

19 Tigharry
Isle Of North Uist
HS6 5DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SIMPSON, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Katie Roberta→
director · ~22y · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Robert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-08-03
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Active
SIMPSON, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
SIMPSON, Sarah→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property12/03/2008—
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Recent filings (43 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-08-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
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accounts · AA
2024-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
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accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-01