JOHN SMITH & SONS (KILMAURS MAINS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC394843 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01610Support activities for crop production
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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  2. 2025-03-13
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-01-19
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    SMITH, Anne Howie resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-05
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  6. 2022-09-22
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  7. 2021-10-25
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  8. 2020-10-20
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  9. 2019-12-04
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-11-29
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    SMITH, Anne Howie appointed
    director
  11. 2019-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-30
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-07-25
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    SMITH, John resigned
    director
  14. 2018-10-31
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  15. 2017-12-11
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  16. 2016-11-08
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  17. 2016-03-17
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  18. 2015-11-29
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  19. 2011-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN SMITH & SONS (KILMAURS MAINS) LIMITED
  20. 2011-03-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Andrew Cuthbertson appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-04
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    SMITH, Ian Graeme appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2011-03-04
    ➕
    SMITH, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Ian Graeme Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Cuthbertson Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

37 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Andrew Cuthbertson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-04
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Active
SMITH, Ian Graeme→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-03-04
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Active
SMITH, Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-03-04
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Active
SMITH, Anne Howie→
director · ~91y · appointed 2019-11-29 · resigned 2025-01-19
Resigned
SMITH, John→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-03-04 · resigned 2019-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
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accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
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accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
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accounts · AA
2022-09-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
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accounts · AA
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
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officers · AP01
2019-12-04