ISLE OF BUTE JEWELLERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC144550 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47770SIC 47770
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
96 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2023-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-11-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-11-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-11
    ➕
    CRICHTON, Guy Robert appointed
    secretary
  12. 2023-08-11
    ➖
    DAWSON, William resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-08-11
    ➕
    CRICHTON, Guy Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2023-08-11
    ➖
    CRICHTON, Guy Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2023-08-11
    ➖
    DAWSON, William resigned
    director
  16. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  21. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-29
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  23. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    DAWSON, William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    HOWRIE, Stephen John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    HOWRIE, Stephen John resigned
    director
  26. 2005-12-31
    ➖
    MANVELL, Christopher Gerald resigned
    director
  27. 1993-07-07
    ➕
    DAWSON, Deborah Cg appointed
    director
  28. 1993-07-07
    ➕
    HOWRIE, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  29. 1993-07-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1993-07-07
    ➕
    DAWSON, William appointed
    director
  31. 1993-07-07
    ➕
    HOWRIE, Stephen John appointed
    director
  32. 1993-07-07
    ➕
    MANVELL, Christopher Gerald appointed
    director
  33. 1993-07-07
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1993-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ISLE OF BUTE JEWELLERY LIMITED
  35. 1993-05-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1993-05-25
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Deborah Cg Dawson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

14 Craigmore Rd Craigmore Road
Rothesay
Isle Of Bute
PA20 9LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

CRICHTON, Guy Robert→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, Deborah Cg→
director · ~61y · appointed 1993-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, William→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2023-08-11
Resigned
HOWRIE, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-07 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-25 · resigned 1993-07-07
Resigned
CRICHTON, Guy Robert→
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-08-11 · resigned 2023-08-11
Resigned
DAWSON, William→
director · ~91y · appointed 1993-07-07 · resigned 2023-08-11
Resigned
HOWRIE, Stephen John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-07-07 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
MANVELL, Christopher Gerald→
director · ~66y · appointed 1993-07-07 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-25 · resigned 1993-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02