KEITH & DUFFTOWN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC150013 · ltd · incorporated 1994-04-01

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 steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49100

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-03-08
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2026-03-08
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officers · AP01
2026-03-08
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officers · AP01
2026-03-02
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COULL, James Alistair Bruce appointed
director
2026-03-02
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GORDON, Peter Wilson appointed
director
2026-03-02
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FURR, Rodney David resigned
director
2025-08-07
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accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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2023-12-22
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2022-11-15
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2021-12-17
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accounts · AA
2020-04-03
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accounts · AA
2020-04-02
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officers · TM02
2020-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-04-02
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officers · TM01
2019-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-11-09
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BALMER, Robert Edward resigned
director
2019-10-09
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LANGFORD, Michael Owen resigned
secretary
2018-12-05
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accounts · AA
2017-07-19
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accounts · AA
2011-11-05
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FROST, Colin Michael resigned
director
2011-11-04
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BALMER, Robert Edward appointed
director
2011-11-04
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EDWARDS, Kenneth Leigh resigned
director
2011-11-04
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FURR, Rodney David appointed
director
2009-01-27
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LANGFORD, Michael Owen appointed
director
2009-01-27
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LANGFORD, Michael Owen appointed
secretary
2009-01-27
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WEBSTER, Maureen Horn resigned
secretary
2009-01-27
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BRADLEY, Peter John resigned
director
1999-01-09
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SKINNER, Alexander John resigned
director
1997-04-20
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WARBURTON, John Michael resigned
secretary
1997-04-20
➕
WEBSTER, Maureen Horn appointed
secretary
1997-03-11
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BRADLEY, Peter John appointed
director
1997-03-11
➕
FROST, Colin Michael appointed
director
1997-03-11
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SKINNER, Alexander John appointed
director
1996-04-12
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WARBURTON, John Michael appointed
secretary
1995-08-24
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BURNETT, Lindsay Stephen resigned
secretary
1995-08-24
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SNEDDON, Robert Raymond Ovens resigned
director
1995-08-24
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WEST, Alexander James resigned
director
1994-05-17
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DEMPSTER, Ian resigned
director
1994-04-01
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Company incorporated
As KEITH & DUFFTOWN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
1994-04-01
➕
BURNETT, Lindsay Stephen appointed
secretary
1994-04-01
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-04-01
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-04-01
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DEMPSTER, Ian appointed
director
1994-04-01
➕
EDWARDS, Kenneth Leigh appointed
director
1994-04-01
➕
SNEDDON, Robert Raymond Ovens appointed
director
1994-04-01
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WEST, Alexander James appointed
director
1994-04-01
➕
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1994-04-01
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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
Mrs Renee Caroline Manuela Hassall Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	09/11/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Robert Edward Balmerceased 09/11/2019· significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated1994-04-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49100 — SIC 49100

Registered office

Dufftown Station

Dufftown

Banffshire

AB55 4BA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

COULL, James Alistair Bruce→

director · ~82y · appointed 2026-03-02

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Active

GORDON, Peter Wilson→

director · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-02

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Active

LANGFORD, Michael Owen→

director · ~77y · appointed 2009-01-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURNETT, Lindsay Stephen→

secretary · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 1995-08-24

Resigned

LANGFORD, Michael Owen→

secretary · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2019-10-09

Resigned

WARBURTON, John Michael→

secretary · appointed 1996-04-12 · resigned 1997-04-20

Resigned

WEBSTER, Maureen Horn→

secretary · appointed 1997-04-20 · resigned 2009-01-27

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 1994-04-01

Resigned

BALMER, Robert Edward→

director · ~82y · appointed 2011-11-04 · resigned 2019-11-09

Resigned

BRADLEY, Peter John→

director · ~90y · appointed 1997-03-11 · resigned 2009-01-27

Resigned

DEMPSTER, Ian→

director · ~77y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 1994-05-17

Resigned

EDWARDS, Kenneth Leigh→

director · ~88y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 2011-11-04

Resigned

FROST, Colin Michael→

director · ~85y · appointed 1997-03-11 · resigned 2011-11-05

Resigned

FURR, Rodney David→

director · ~82y · appointed 2011-11-04 · resigned 2026-03-02

Resigned

SKINNER, Alexander John→

director · ~69y · appointed 1997-03-11 · resigned 1999-01-09

Resigned

SNEDDON, Robert Raymond Ovens→

director · ~78y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 1995-08-24

Resigned

WEST, Alexander James→

director · ~85y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 1995-08-24

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 1994-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

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2026-04-01

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officers · TM01

2026-03-08

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officers · AP01

2026-03-08

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officers · AP01

2026-03-08