M V SILVER FERN LTD.

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SC239465 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-12
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,224,925
Net assets shrinking
Down £238,612 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£388k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£392k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£293k£585k£878k£1.2m£1.5mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.44M£1.74M
Current assets£392.0k£436.0k
Cash£387.8k£435.4k
Debtors£4.2k£635
Net assets£1.22M£1.46M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-17
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  3. 2026-02-17
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-11-06
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    WISEMAN, Georgina Winter resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-11-06
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    WISEMAN, Georgina Winter resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2024-07-09
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  8. 2023-05-23
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  9. 2022-05-30
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  10. 2021-07-01
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  11. 2020-07-22
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  12. 2019-10-10
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  13. 2019-08-17
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  14. 2018-11-19
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  15. 2018-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-04-25
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  17. 2017-08-01
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  18. 2002-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As M V SILVER FERN LTD.
  19. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Alexander George appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    WISEMAN, James Tait appointed
    director
  21. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Georgina Winter appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Georgina Winter appointed
    director
  25. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 77 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: WISEMAN, Georgina Winter resigned 2025-11-06; WISEMAN, Georgina Winter resigned 2025-11-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander George Wiseman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James Tait Wiseman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

75 Strichen Road
Fraserburgh
AB43 9QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WISEMAN, Alexander George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISEMAN, James Tait→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISEMAN, Georgina Winter→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
WISEMAN, Georgina Winter→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-22