R.D. FRASER LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC314508 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£551.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £551,743

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£552k
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£261k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£110k£221k£331k£441k£552kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£551.7k£513.2k
Current assets£260.9k£218.5k
Net assets£551.7k£513.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-27
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  7. 2022-10-20
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  8. 2022-10-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-10-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-10-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-10-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    SUTHERLAND, Chrystine Isabel Wood Munro resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As R.D. FRASER LTD.
  20. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    FRASER, Ronald David appointed
    director
  21. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Chrystine Isabel Wood Munro appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-01-11
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-01-11
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-01-11
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ronald David Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Chrystine Isabel Wood Munro Sutherlandceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ronald David Fraserceased 31/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Chrystine Isabel Wood Munro Sutherlandceased 31/03/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Seaview
Morangie Road
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV19 1PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FRASER, Ronald David→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Chrystine Isabel Wood Munro→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2007-01-11
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2007-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-10-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-17