A&A SPITTAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC536532 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£716.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £715,975
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£296k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£716k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Assets
£750k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £771.6k | £718.4k |
| Current assets | £750.3k | £735.5k |
| Cash | £295.8k | £369.8k |
| Debtors | £414.9k | £326.4k |
| Net assets | £716.0k | £653.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01➕SPITTAL, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A&A SPITTAL LIMITED
- 2016-05-26➕SPITTAL, Barbara appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-26➕SPITTAL, Alistair Hugh appointeddirector
- 2016-05-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
89/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SPITTAL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alistair Hugh Spittal Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 26/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Registered office
Berryhill Farm
Auchinleck
Cumnock
Ayrshire
KA18 2NB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
SPITTAL, Alistair Hugh→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-05-26
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SPITTAL, Barbara→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-11-01
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-22