BRITISH TEXEL SHEEP SOCIETY LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive
SC055423 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1974-04-10
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
89 officers (13 active, 89 linked, 83 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
270 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (161 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-12
    KERMODE, Maria Kirree appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-12
    AIKEN, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-11-16
    BEACHELL, Samuel resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2024-01-03
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  16. 2024-01-03
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  17. 2023-12-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2023-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-12-13
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  20. 2023-12-13
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  21. 2023-12-13
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-12-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2023-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-11-23
    DRAPER, James Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2023-11-23
    HARVEY, Neil Mckenzie appointed
    director
  28. 2023-11-23
    MCKERROW, David appointed
    director
  29. 2023-11-23
    THOMAS, Dawson Keith appointed
    director
  30. 2023-11-23
    WOODMASS, Nicholas Richard appointed
    director
  31. 2023-11-23
    CAMPBELL, Roy resigned
    director
  32. 2023-11-23
    KNOX, Graeme John resigned
    director
  33. 2023-11-23
    SMITH, Steven John resigned
    director
  34. 2023-05-17
    ELLIOT, John Robert resigned
    director
  35. 2022-11-12
    BOOKER, Bridget resigned
    director
  36. 2021-11-18
    LAIRD, Robert appointed
    director
  37. 2021-11-17
    HOWIE, Angus Macpherson appointed
    director
  38. 2021-11-17
    BARR, Andrew Clark resigned
    director
  39. 2021-05-26
    BEACHELL, Samuel appointed
    director
  40. 2021-05-26
    BOOKER, Bridget appointed
    director
  41. 2021-05-26
    ELLIOT, John Robert appointed
    director
  42. 2021-05-26
    HILL, Graham Maurice resigned
    director
  43. 2021-05-26
    MCKERROW, David James resigned
    director
  44. 2021-05-26
    RICHARDSON, Stephen resigned
    director
  45. 2020-05-01
    EVANS, Tomos Trystan resigned
    director
  46. 2018-11-17
    GAULT, Alastair Robert appointed
    director
  47. 2018-11-17
    BELL, Elliott resigned
    director
  48. 2018-11-17
    EVANS, Tomos Trystan appointed
    director
  49. 2018-11-17
    WINDSOR, William Adrian resigned
    director
  50. 2017-11-11
    JONES, Dafydd Rhys appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1974-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Mechanics Workshop
New Lanark
Lanark
South Lanarkshire
ML11 9DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (13 active · 76 resigned)

YATES, John Albert
secretary · appointed 2008-08-15
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Active
DRAPER, James Robert
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-11-23
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Active
GAULT, Alastair Robert
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-11-17
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Active
HARVEY, Neil Mckenzie
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-11-23
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Active
HOWIE, Angus Macpherson
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-11-17
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Active
JONES, Dafydd Rhys
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-11-11
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Active
KERMODE, Maria Kirree
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-11-12
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Active
LAIRD, Robert
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-11-18
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Active
MARTIN, Steven
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-11-10
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Active
MCKERROW, David
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-11-23
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Active
MITCHELL, Peter John
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-08
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Active
THOMAS, Dawson Keith
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-11-23
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Active
WOODMASS, Nicholas Richard
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-23
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Active
BARBOUR, Frances Jean
secretary · appointed 1990-02-19 · resigned 1993-06-03
Resigned
JAMES, Lynda Mary
secretary · appointed 1993-11-08 · resigned 1995-02-08
Resigned
MCLEAN, Steven James
secretary · appointed 1995-05-22 · resigned 2008-08-15
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Helen Mary
secretary · resigned 1988-12-24
Resigned
AIKEN, Jeffrey
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-11-02 · resigned 2025-11-12
Resigned
ANDREWS, Aubrey Paul William
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-10-23 · resigned 2014-11-08
Resigned
BALL, Geoffrey
director · resigned 1990-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (270 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-03
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officers · CH01
2024-01-03
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officers · CH01
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
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