RUCHLAW PIGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC322583 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01460
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
47 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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-10
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-02-14
    ➕
    WYLLIE, James Hamilton Murray appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-23
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RUCHLAW PIGS LIMITED
  18. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    WYLLIE, Barbara Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    WYLLIE, Barbara Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    WYLLIE, James Hamilton appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-05-01
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-05-01
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WYLLIE, James Hamilton Murray (same surname) appointed 2024-02-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Barbara Ann Wyllie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/05/2016
Mr James Hamilton Wyllie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2016
Mr James Hamilton Murray Wyllie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2016

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
Incorporated2007-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01460 — SIC 01460

Registered office

1 Forthview Ruchlaw Mains
Stenton
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

WYLLIE, Barbara Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLLIE, Barbara Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-01
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Active
WYLLIE, James Hamilton Murray→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLLIE, James Hamilton→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05