SMS PLANT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC560995 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-20
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-06-28
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2021-06-22
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  6. 2020-09-29
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  7. 2019-12-04
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  8. 2019-04-25
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  9. 2019-04-25
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  10. 2019-04-25
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  11. 2019-04-25
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  12. 2019-04-25
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  13. 2019-04-25
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  14. 2019-04-25
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  15. 2019-04-05
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    LAW, Scot, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2019-04-05
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    MITCHELL, John, Mr. appointed
    director
  17. 2019-04-01
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2018-12-19
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  19. 2017-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As SMS PLANT LIMITED
  20. 2017-03-20
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    LAW, Lynn appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-20
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    MITCHELL, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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. John Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2019
Mr. Scot Law
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Karen Mitchellceased 05/04/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mrs Lynn Lawceased 05/04/2019· 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
Incorporated2017-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

20 West Street
Dundee
DD3 6SB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

LAW, Lynn→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-03-20
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Active
LAW, Scot, Mr.→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-04-05
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Active
MITCHELL, John, Mr.→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-04-05
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Active
MITCHELL, Karen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-03-20
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Recent filings (27 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-12-04