PERTHSHIRE PLANT TRAINING (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC517573 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£290.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £290,568

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£291k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£58k£116k£174k£232k£291kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£349.1k£344.4k
Current assets£100.6k£124.1k
Net assets£290.6k£249.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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  2. 2025-08-18
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  7. 2024-11-14
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  8. 2023-09-05
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  9. 2022-10-19
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  10. 2022-08-30
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  11. 2021-10-19
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  12. 2021-07-06
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  13. 2021-07-06
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  14. 2020-10-22
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  15. 2020-10-14
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  16. 2020-09-14
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    GUTHRIE, Brian appointed
    director
  17. 2019-09-09
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  18. 2019-08-02
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  19. 2019-08-02
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  20. 2017-03-31
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    GUTHRIE, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2017-02-10
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    GUTHRIE, William Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2015-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As PERTHSHIRE PLANT TRAINING (SCOTLAND) LTD
  23. 2015-10-08
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    GUTHRIE, Sally Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Gordon Guthrie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/04/2017
Mr Brian Guthrie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sally Ann Guthrieceased 31/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Foundation House
Muthill Road
Crieff
Perth And Kinross
PH7 4HQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GUTHRIE, Brian→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-09-14
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Active
GUTHRIE, William Gordon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-10
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Active
GUTHRIE, Sally Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-08 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
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officers · CH01
2025-08-18
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address · AD01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19