ISLAY & JURA FERRY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC113483 · ltd · incorporated 1988-09-20

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-20.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 50100

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £19,983

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£784

~ YoY

Net Worth

-£20k

↓ 1.1% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-20.0k	£-19.8k
Cash	£784	£784
Net assets	£-20.0k	£-19.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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ROY, Colin Pat appointed
director
2026-03-17
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-31
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ROY, Colin Patrick resigned
director
2025-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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ANDERSON, Malcolm Turner resigned
director
2022-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-02-06
➕
ROY, Colin Patrick appointed
secretary
2012-02-06
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GRAHAM, Paul William resigned
secretary
2012-02-06
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GRAHAM, Paul William resigned
director
2010-07-16
➕
GRAHAM, Paul William appointed
secretary
2010-07-16
➕
ANDERSON, Malcolm Turner appointed
director
2010-07-16
➕
GRAHAM, Paul William appointed
director
2009-12-10
➖
GRAHAM, George Campbell resigned
secretary
2009-12-10
➖
GRAHAM, George Campbell resigned
director
2005-04-23
➕
DARROCH, Donald Ewen Dugald Macinnes appointed
director
1999-08-27
➖
MACKENZIE, David Cumming resigned
director
1992-12-17
➕
GRAHAM, George Campbell appointed
secretary
1992-12-17
➖
MCKEEN, Ian Thomas Wright resigned
secretary
1992-12-17
➖
MCKEEN, Ian Thomas Wright resigned
director
1992-12-17
➖
ROSE, John resigned
director
1992-12-17
➕
ROY, Colin Patrick appointed
director
1992-01-01
➕
GRAHAM, George Campbell appointed
director
1992-01-01
➕
MACKENZIE, David Cumming appointed
director
1992-01-01
➖
ROSE, Diane Elizabeth resigned
director
1989-12-31
➖
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1989-12-31
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1988-09-20
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Company incorporated
As ISLAY & JURA FERRY COMPANY LIMITED
1988-09-20
➕
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1988-09-20
➕
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald Ewen Dugald Macinnes Darroch Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	22/11/2020

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1988-09-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

The Celtic House Shore Street

Bowmore

Isle Of Islay

Argyll

PA43 7LB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

ROY, Colin Patrick→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DARROCH, Donald Ewen Dugald Macinnes→

director · ~70y · appointed 2005-04-23

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Active

ROY, Colin Pat→

director · ~75y · appointed 2026-03-17

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Active

GRAHAM, George Campbell→

secretary · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2009-12-10

Resigned

GRAHAM, Paul William→

secretary · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2012-02-06

Resigned

MCKEEN, Ian Thomas Wright→

secretary · resigned 1992-12-17

Resigned

LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-09-20 · resigned 1989-12-31

Resigned

ANDERSON, Malcolm Turner→

director · ~91y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2022-12-31

Resigned

GRAHAM, George Campbell→

director · ~100y · appointed 1992-01-01 · resigned 2009-12-10

Resigned

GRAHAM, Paul William→

director · ~63y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2012-02-06

Resigned

MACKENZIE, David Cumming→

director · ~93y · appointed 1992-01-01 · resigned 1999-08-27

Resigned

MCKEEN, Ian Thomas Wright→

director · ~90y · resigned 1992-12-17

Resigned

ROSE, Diane Elizabeth→

director · ~74y · resigned 1992-01-01

Resigned

ROSE, John→

director · ~90y · resigned 1992-12-17

Resigned

ROY, Colin Patrick→

director · ~69y · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2026-01-31

Resigned

LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1988-09-20 · resigned 1989-12-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-17

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-16

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-05

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

officers · TM01

2026-02-03

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

accounts · AA

2025-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-13

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

accounts · AA

2024-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-14

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

accounts · AA

2023-12-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-09

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

officers · TM01

2023-01-09

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

accounts · AA

2022-09-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-04

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

accounts · AA

2021-09-29