J.V.B. BUCHAN LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC248438 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-28
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £15,721
Cash YoY
+353%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↑ 353% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 510% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£48.7k£38.8k
Cash£39.7k£8.8k
Net assets£15.7k£2.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  10. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-05-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-05-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-07-27
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Victoria Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2003-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J.V.B. BUCHAN LTD.
  19. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Victoria Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    BUCHAN JNR, James Whyte appointed
    director
  21. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +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 "BUCHAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 James Whyte Buchan Jnr
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Victoria Anne Buchan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
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
Incorporated2003-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

70 Fraser Crescent Inverallochy
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 8YG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BUCHAN, Victoria Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN, Victoria Anne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN JNR, James Whyte→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2019-08-20