ARRAN FM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC402911 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-04

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£20.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,345

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

↑ 61% YoY

Current Assets

£24k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£20.3k	£12.7k
Current assets	£24.3k	£21.9k
Net assets	£20.3k	£12.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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2025-04-25
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2024-04-04
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2023-04-21
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2022-03-29
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2021-04-15
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2020-04-13
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accounts · AA
2019-10-10
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officers · AP01
2019-10-03
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JESNER, Lorraine appointed
director
2019-04-16
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accounts · AA
2018-04-20
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2017-04-21
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accounts · AA
2016-04-26
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accounts · AA
2015-12-17
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2015-04-23
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accounts · AA
2015-01-07
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annual-return · AR01
2013-08-07
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JESNER, Jeffrey appointed
director
2013-08-07
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GILMARTIN, Sheila resigned
secretary
2013-08-07
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GILMARTIN, Kevin Patrick resigned
director
2013-08-07
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GILMARTIN, Sheila Elizabeth resigned
director
2011-07-04
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Company incorporated
As ARRAN FM LIMITED
2011-07-04
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GILMARTIN, Sheila appointed
secretary
2011-07-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-07-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-07-04
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GILMARTIN, Kevin Patrick appointed
director
2011-07-04
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GILMARTIN, Sheila Elizabeth appointed
director
2011-07-04
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2011-07-04
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Jeffrey Jesner Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2011-07-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Arran Drive

Giffnock

Glasgow

G46 7NL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-03

Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

JESNER, Jeffrey→

director · ~70y · appointed 2013-08-07

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Active

JESNER, Lorraine→

director · ~69y · appointed 2019-10-03

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Active

GILMARTIN, Sheila→

secretary · appointed 2011-07-04 · resigned 2013-08-07

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-04 · resigned 2011-07-04

Resigned

GILMARTIN, Kevin Patrick→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-07-04 · resigned 2013-08-07

Resigned

GILMARTIN, Sheila Elizabeth→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-07-04 · resigned 2013-08-07

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-07-04 · resigned 2011-07-04

Resigned

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