FERRYMUIR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC156761 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
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
81 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-07-10
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    PEEBLES, Robert Alan resigned
    director
  6. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-11
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    STEWART, Maureen Adams resigned
    director
  18. 2003-04-01
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    STEWART, Mairead Macdonald appointed
    director
  19. 2002-05-22
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    PEEBLES, Robert Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2002-04-16
    ➖
    STEWART, James Rae resigned
    director
  21. 2000-03-15
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    STEWART, William Robertson appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-03-15
    ➖
    STEWART, James Rae resigned
    secretary
  23. 1995-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As FERRYMUIR LIMITED
  24. 1995-03-21
    ➕
    STEWART, Jamie Lorne appointed
    director
  25. 1995-03-21
    ➕
    STEWART, William Robertson appointed
    director
  26. 1995-03-21
    ➕
    STEWART, James Rae appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-03-21
    ➕
    STEWART, James Rae appointed
    director
  28. 1995-03-21
    ➕
    STEWART, Maureen Adams appointed
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 William Robertson Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Jamie Lorne Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Mcdonald Water Storage
Queensway Industrial Estate
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5QF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

STEWART, William Robertson→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Jamie Lorne→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-03-21
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Active
STEWART, Mairead Macdonald→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, William Robertson→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, James Rae→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-21 · resigned 2000-03-15
Resigned
PEEBLES, Robert Alan→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2023-07-10
Resigned
STEWART, James Rae→
director · ~99y · appointed 1995-03-21 · resigned 2002-04-16
Resigned
STEWART, Maureen Adams→
director · ~95y · appointed 1995-03-21 · resigned 2015-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-12-17