CATTLE SERVICES (AYR) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC042733 · ltd · incorporated 1965-10-28

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01410

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (4 active, 32 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 11 total, 11 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

179 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	6	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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accounts · AA
2026-02-20
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officers · CH01
2026-02-20
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-27
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change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-31
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HUNTER, Claire resigned
secretary
2025-12-01
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-24
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HUNTER, Claire resigned
director
2025-06-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-09
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change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-28
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DRUMMOND, Peter appointed
director
2022-04-28
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WATSON, John resigned
director
2022-04-28
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WATSON, John resigned
director
2021-04-15
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CHRISTOPHERS, Thomas Redvers David appointed
director
2021-04-15
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BROADLEY, Michael John resigned
secretary
2021-04-15
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HUNTER, Claire appointed
secretary
2021-04-15
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TOMLINSON, Eric Blaise resigned
director
2020-04-16
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BROADLEY, Michael John appointed
secretary
2020-04-16
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BROWN, James resigned
secretary
2020-04-16
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BROWN, James resigned
director
2020-04-16
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HUNTER, Claire appointed
director
2018-01-01
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BROADLEY, Michael John appointed
director
2018-01-01
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LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour appointed
director
2018-01-01
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KIRKPATRICK, Alexander resigned
director
2017-09-07
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LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour resigned
director
2017-09-06
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LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour appointed
director
2017-09-06
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LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour resigned
director
2017-09-05
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LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour appointed
director
2017-01-01
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BROWN, James appointed
secretary
2016-12-31
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PATRICK, Ian David resigned
secretary
2016-12-31
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PATRICK, Ian David resigned
director
2016-03-15
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TEMPLETON, George resigned
director
2016-03-15
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WATSON, John appointed
director
2016-03-15
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WATSON, John appointed
director
2016-01-01
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BROWN, James appointed
director
2015-12-31
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EVANS, Edward Russell resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

Owner dependency

55/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HUNTER, Claire resigned 2025-12-31; HUNTER, Claire resigned 2025-06-24

Group structure

Ayrshire Cattle Society is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ayrshire Cattle Society

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CATTLE SERVICES (AYR) LIMITED

This company · SC042733

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

5 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ayrshire Cattle Society Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Arthur Gilmour Lawrie Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	15/04/2021
Mr Michael John Broadley Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	15/04/2021
Mr Thomas Redvers David Christophers Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Peter Drummond Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Miss Claire Hunterceased 24/06/2025· significant influence
Mr John Watsonceased 15/04/2021· significant influence
Mr George Templetonceased 16/04/2020· significant influence
Mr Eric Blaise Tomlinsonceased 16/04/2020· significant influence
Mr James Brownceased 16/04/2020· significant influence
Mr Alexander Kirkpatrickceased 11/04/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated1965-10-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

3 Wellington Square

Ayr

KA7 1EN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (4 active · 28 resigned)

BROADLEY, Michael John→

director · ~52y · appointed 2018-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHRISTOPHERS, Thomas Redvers David→

director · ~41y · appointed 2021-04-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DRUMMOND, Peter→

director · ~42y · appointed 2022-04-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour→

director · ~70y · appointed 2018-01-01

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Active

BROADLEY, Michael John→

secretary · appointed 2020-04-16 · resigned 2021-04-15

Resigned

BROWN, James→

secretary · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2020-04-16

Resigned

HUNTER, Claire→

secretary · appointed 2021-04-15 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

PATRICK, Ian David→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2016-12-31

Resigned

SAYCE, David Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2001-02-21 · resigned 2004-04-28

Resigned

TEMPLETON, John Drennan→

secretary · appointed 2004-05-26 · resigned 2014-02-28

Resigned

THOMSON, Stuart James→

secretary · resigned 2000-10-31

Resigned

BROWN, James→

director · ~75y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2020-04-16

Resigned

COLVIN, Alexander→

director · resigned 1991-01-01

Resigned

EVANS, Edward Russell→

director · ~92y · appointed 1992-10-20 · resigned 2015-12-31

Resigned

HOWIE, David Allan→

director · ~97y · resigned 1998-06-15

Resigned

HUNTER, Claire→

director · ~41y · appointed 2020-04-16 · resigned 2025-06-24

Resigned

KIRKPATRICK, Alexander→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-05-26 · resigned 2018-01-01

Resigned

LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour→

director · ~63y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2017-09-06

Resigned

LAWRIE, Arthur Gilmour→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-09-05 · resigned 2017-09-07

Resigned

OULTRAM, Stephen William→

director · ~84y · appointed 1991-01-01 · resigned 1992-06-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (179 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-20

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-02-20

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-02-04

change-person-director-company

officers · CH01

2026-01-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-26

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-26

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-12-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-06-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-04