MOSSTOWER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC426378 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-18
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£298
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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 £298
Net assets shrinking
Down £34 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£298
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£66£133£199£266£332Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£298£332
Debtors£798£832
Net assets£298£332

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2023-08-25
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  4. 2022-03-23
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  5. 2021-06-18
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  6. 2020-09-02
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  7. 2019-05-24
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  8. 2018-06-27
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  9. 2017-08-17
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  10. 2016-08-24
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  11. 2016-06-29
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  12. 2015-08-24
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  13. 2015-06-25
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  14. 2014-08-29
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  15. 2014-07-02
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  16. 2013-08-28
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  17. 2012-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As MOSSTOWER LIMITED
  18. 2012-06-18
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    FLEMING, Alison Ada appointed
    director
  19. 2012-06-18
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    FLEMING, Brian James appointed
    director
  20. 2012-06-18
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    FLEMING, William Neil appointed
    director
  21. 2012-06-18
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-18
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian James Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr William Neil Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Alison Ada Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Academy House
Shedden Park Road
Kelso
Roxburghshire
TD5 7AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FLEMING, Alison Ada→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-06-18
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Active
FLEMING, Brian James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-06-18
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Active
FLEMING, William Neil→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-06-18 · resigned 2012-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
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2025-06-06
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2024-06-21
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2024-05-23
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2023-08-25
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2023-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
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accounts · AA
2022-03-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
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accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-24
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accounts · AA
2019-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-27