PERTH BEARINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC770187 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£21.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £21,464
Cash YoY
+83%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↑ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 9152% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.4k | £10.6k |
| Current assets | £106.3k | £96.5k |
| Cash | £20.3k | £11.1k |
| Debtors | £80.9k | £80.4k |
| Net assets | £21.5k | £232 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs PERTH BEARINGS LIMITED
- 2023-05-23➕DONALD, Sandra Hayley Wilson appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23➕MANBY, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23➕MANBY, Kerry appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23➕MANBY, Steven Ronnie appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
53/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sandra Hayley Wilson Donald Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/05/2023 |
Mrs Kerry Manby Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
Unit 7b Inveralmond Grove
Perth
PH1 3UG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
DONALD, Sandra Hayley Wilson→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANBY, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-05-23
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MANBY, Kerry→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-05-23
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MANBY, Steven Ronnie→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-23
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Recent filings (6 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-23