RONALD TOUGH

🌳Matureactive
SC078605 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1982-05-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-06-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2021-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2017-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2016-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  5. 2015-06-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2014-06-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2013-06-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2012-06-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2011-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2010-06-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2010-03-10
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    move-registers-to-sail-company
    address · AD03
  12. 2010-03-10
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    change-sail-address-company
    address · AD02
  13. 2009-06-16
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  14. 2008-06-02
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  15. 2007-10-12
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  16. 2007-10-12
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    legacy
    address · 353
  17. 2007-06-25
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    TOUGH, Colin Ronald appointed
    director
  18. 1982-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As RONALD TOUGH

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TOUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Hugh Tough
Individual · British · DOB 07/1933 · age 93
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ronald Hugh Toughceased 02/06/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1982-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Barnyards Of Delgaty
Turriff
Aberdeenshire
AB53 7TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

TOUGH, Kathleen→
secretary
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TOUGH, Colin Ronald→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-06-25
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TOUGH, Kathleen→
director · ~91y
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TOUGH, Ronald Hugh→
director · ~93y
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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-07-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-07-18
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-06-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-08
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-17