PLANTEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC484485 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-15
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£124k£247k£371k£494k£618kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£617.9k
Current assets—£343.1k
Cash—£295.4k
Debtors—£47.7k
Net assets—£617.9k
Average employees0—

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2023-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-12-30
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    WALLACE, Paula appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-08
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-07-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-06-21
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    GRAY, Thomas resigned
    director
  13. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As PLANTEK HOLDINGS LIMITED
  19. 2014-08-15
    ➕
    GRAY, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-08-15
    ➕
    GRAY, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-15
    ➕
    GRAY, Thomas appointed
    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 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Gray
Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Grayceased 21/06/2021· 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
Incorporated2014-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

66a Barassie Street
Troon
KA10 6LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GRAY, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Elizabeth→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-08-15
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Active
WALLACE, Paula→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-12-30
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Active
GRAY, Thomas→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2021-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-08