J. & S. WIGHT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC134750 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-30
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£382.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £382,921

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£383k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£501k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£100k£200k£300k£401k£501kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£382.9k£289.7k
Current assets£500.6k£374.3k
Net assets£382.9k£289.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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  2. 2024-12-01
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2023-02-23
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-03-23
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  7. 2019-12-18
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  8. 2018-12-10
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  9. 2017-12-19
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  10. 2016-12-23
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  11. 2015-10-30
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  12. 2015-07-20
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  13. 2014-10-27
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  14. 2014-06-18
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  15. 2013-12-17
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  16. 1997-07-07
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    KAY, Ann appointed
    director
  17. 1997-07-07
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    WIGHT, Jim appointed
    director
  18. 1997-07-07
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    WIGHT, James resigned
    director
  19. 1991-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As J. & S. WIGHT LIMITED
  20. 1991-10-30
    ➕
    WIGHT, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  21. 1991-10-30
    ➕
    WIGHT, Sheila appointed
    director
  22. 1991-10-30
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1991-10-30
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1991-10-30
    ➕
    WIGHT, James appointed
    director
  25. 1991-10-30
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1991-10-30
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 "WIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Wight
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/10/2016
Mrs Sheila Wight
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/10/2016

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
Incorporated1991-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

East Fortissat Farm
Shotts
Strathclyde
ML7 4JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

WIGHT, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAY, Ann→
director · ~52y · appointed 1997-07-07
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Active
WIGHT, Jim→
director · ~50y · appointed 1997-07-07
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Active
WIGHT, Sheila→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-30 · resigned 1991-10-30
Resigned
WIGHT, James→
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-10-30 · resigned 1997-07-07
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-10-30 · resigned 1991-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2025-09-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25
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accounts · AA
2018-12-10