SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN (NOMINEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC093250 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-10

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.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

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

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

100 officers (9 active, 100 linked, 95 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

470 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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officers · AP01
2026-05-13
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officers · TM01
2026-05-13
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officers · TM01
2026-05-01
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HALL, Andrew William appointed
director
2026-04-30
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BLAIN, Andrew John resigned
director
2026-04-30
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MILLER, Stephen James resigned
director
2026-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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address · AD01
2023-05-29
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MCLAREN, Keith Anthony appointed
director
2023-05-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-07
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HOLEHOUSE, Andrew Neville resigned
director
2020-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-03
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CARTY, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2020-11-03
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HALLY, Paul William resigned
director
2020-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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BLAIN, Andrew John appointed
director
2019-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-30
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GIBB, Stephen John resigned
director
2014-11-05
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HALLY, Paul William appointed
director
2014-03-31
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KNOX, Louisa Stewart appointed
secretary
2014-03-31
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BLAIN, Andrew John resigned
secretary
2014-03-31
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ANDERSON, David John William resigned
director
2014-03-31
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ARCHIBALD, Colin John resigned
director
2014-03-31
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BELL, Patrick Ian resigned
director
2014-03-31
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BLAIN, Andrew John resigned
director
2014-03-31
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BLAKE, Walter resigned
director
2014-03-31
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BOAG-THOMSON, Joanna Susan resigned
director
2014-03-31
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BOYLE, George Carey resigned
director
2014-03-31
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CAIRNS, Rodger William resigned
director
2014-03-31
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CARLYLE, Paul Haining resigned
director
2014-03-31
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CARTY, Gillian Anne resigned
director
2014-03-31
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COLVILLE, Elaine Genevieve resigned
director
2014-03-31
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DOBIE, James Alexander resigned
director
2014-03-31
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DONALD, Paul Robert Alexander resigned
director
2014-03-31
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DOWNIE, Gordon Harry resigned
director
2014-03-31
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DRUMMOND, Iain Kerr resigned
director
2014-03-31
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FEROS, Anna Victoria resigned
director
2014-03-31
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FOSTER, Clare Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-03-31
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FRIER, George William resigned
director
2014-03-31
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FROOD, Alastair Mcgarva resigned
director
2014-03-31
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HALL, Andrew William Macdonald resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 193 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: BLAIN, Andrew John resigned 2026-04-30; MILLER, Stephen James resigned 2026-04-30

Group structure

Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp

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

ultimate parent

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SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN (NOMINEES) LIMITED

This company · SC093250

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1985-05-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp

9 Haymarket Square

Edinburgh

EH3 8FY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21