JAMES FRASER & CO. LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC194749 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-29
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£211.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £211,829
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£212k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£267k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £219.5k | £195.1k |
| Current assets | £266.6k | £259.9k |
| Net assets | £211.8k | £181.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31➕CLARK, Natalie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➖FRASER, David James resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31➖SHANG, Xue resigneddirector
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-31➖FRASER, Kathleen Mary resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-31➖FRASER, Kathleen Mary resigneddirector
- 2013-04-01➕FRASER, David James appointeddirector
- 2013-04-01➕SHANG, Xue appointeddirector
- 2005-03-01➕FRASER, Kathleen Mary appointeddirector
- 1999-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs JAMES FRASER & CO. LTD.
- 1999-03-29➕FRASER, James appointeddirector
- 1999-03-29➕FRASER, Kathleen Mary appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-29➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-03-29➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-03-29➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-03-29➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FRASER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Natalie Elizabeth Clark Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/03/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Fraserceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Kathleen Mary Fraserceased 15/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
11 Panbride Road
Carnoustie
Angus
DD7 6HS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
CLARK, Natalie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRASER, James→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRASER, Kathleen Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-03-29 · resigned 2013-10-31
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-29 · resigned 1999-03-29
FRASER, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2023-03-31
FRASER, Kathleen Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2013-10-31
SHANG, Xue→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2023-03-31
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-29 · resigned 1999-03-29
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Recent filings (81 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07