SOLA SCOT LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC786375 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-10-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,787

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£6.8k
Current assets£6.8k
Net assets£6.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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  2. 2025-07-21
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  3. 2025-07-21
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  4. 2025-07-21
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  5. 2023-11-21
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  6. 2023-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-11-21
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    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-11-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-11-10
    MULLIN, Rosslyn appointed
    secretary
  10. 2023-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As SOLA SCOT LTD
  11. 2023-10-18
    LICZNERSKI, Louise Amanda appointed
    director
  12. 2023-10-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Louise Amanda Licznerski
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/10/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Kirsten Patersonceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% voting · trust interest
  • Mr Paul Millar Licznerskiceased 01/01/2025· 50-75% voting
  • Ms Rosslyn Mullinceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% voting · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Richmond Chalet Scouting Association Fordell Firs
Hillend
Dunfermline
KY11 7HQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MULLIN, Rosslyn
secretary · appointed 2023-11-10
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Active
LICZNERSKI, Louise Amanda
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-10-18
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-18