RYP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC394215 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£156.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £156,349

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£156k
↑ 196% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 133% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£163k-£99k-£35k£29k£93k£156kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£156.3k£-162.7k
Current assets£11.2k£4.8k
Net assets£156.3k£-162.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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  2. 2024-12-27
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  3. 2024-02-05
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  4. 2022-12-31
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  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-17
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    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-25
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    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2019-12-11
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2018-01-22
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  12. 2017-10-26
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-11
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-05-11
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-05-11
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-05-01
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    PROSENICA, Slobodan resigned
    director
  18. 2017-05-01
    ➖
    RAMAGE, John resigned
    director
  19. 2017-04-30
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    RAMAGE, John Gordon appointed
    director
  20. 2017-04-30
    ➕
    YOUNG, James appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-27
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    YOUNG, James resigned
    director
  22. 2013-10-26
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    RAMAGE, John appointed
    director
  23. 2013-10-26
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    RAMAGE, John Gordon resigned
    director
  24. 2013-10-11
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    PROSENICA, Slobodan appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As RYP LIMITED
  26. 2011-02-24
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-02-24
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-02-24
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  29. 2011-02-24
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  30. 2011-02-24
    ➕
    RAMAGE, John Gordon appointed
    director
  31. 2011-02-24
    ➕
    YOUNG, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 John Gordon Ramage
Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2017
Mr James Young
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2017

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
Incorporated2011-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

9000 Academy Park 51 Gower Street
Glasgow
G51 1PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RAMAGE, John Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-24 · resigned 2011-02-24
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-02-24 · resigned 2011-02-24
Resigned
PROSENICA, Slobodan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-10-11 · resigned 2017-05-01
Resigned
RAMAGE, John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-10-26 · resigned 2017-05-01
Resigned
RAMAGE, John Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-24 · resigned 2013-10-26
Resigned
YOUNG, James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-02-24 · resigned 2013-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
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accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25