R & V FARRIERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC441651 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£17.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £17,231
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,192 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£23k£34k£46k£57kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£17.2k£32.4k
Current assets£38.2k£57.0k
Net assets£17.2k£32.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-25
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2015-02-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As R & V FARRIERS LTD
  17. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    VARINI, David appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-01-31
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2013-01-31
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catriona Varini
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David Varini
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Jane Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Paul Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
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
Incorporated2013-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Arran House 15d Skye Road
Shawfarm Industrial Estate
Prestwick
KA9 2TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARINI, David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-31 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-01-31 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31