JACKTAR GRAEME LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC261008 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-17
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£60
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (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
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 £60
Cash YoY
+614%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↑ 614% YoY
Net Worth
£60
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£60£49
Current assets£30.1k£20.8k
Cash£17.6k£2.5k
Debtors£12.5k£18.3k
Net assets£60£49

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
0
filings
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. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-15
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-08-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2018-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-08-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2015-04-06
    GEMMELL, Donna Marie appointed
    director
  18. 2004-01-08
    GEMMELL, Donna Marie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-01-08
    GEMMELL, Graeme Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2004-01-08
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-01-08
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As JACKTAR GRAEME LTD.
  23. 2003-12-17
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-12-17
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Graeme Scott Gemmell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Donna Marie Gemmell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
2550%
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
Incorporated2003-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

57 Bruce Circle
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 7FF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GEMMELL, Donna Marie
secretary · appointed 2004-01-08
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Active
GEMMELL, Donna Marie
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-06
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Active
GEMMELL, Graeme Scott
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-01-08
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-01-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-21