RATTLEROW SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC461174 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01460
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
43 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-09➖LEDGER, Mark Philip resignedsecretary
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Karro Food Limited
- 2014-01-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-11-04➕LAWSON, Adrian Philip appointeddirector
- 2013-11-04➕LEDGER, Mark Philip appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs RATTLEROW SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2013-10-09➕LAWSON, Robert George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Lawson Partners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lawson Partners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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RATTLEROW SCOTLAND LIMITED
This company · SC461174
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawson Partners Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.S.M. MILNE (DYKELANDS) LIMITED→ SC030118 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | — | — |
| RAYNER SIM (FISHING) LTD.→ SC243553 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| RDW307 LTD→ SC699924 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| RIBSMARIE LIMITED→ SC422251 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| RITCH FINGASK LIMITED→ SC759033 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| RJD FARMS LIMITED→ SC855979 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RYAN HOGARTH FISHING LTD→ SC608073 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| S D WEST LIMITED→ SC510850 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| SAGITTARIUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC536003 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SCENTRAL BARK LTD→ SC719955 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01460 — SIC 01460
Registered office
Henderson Loggie Llp 1 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1BL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LAWSON, Adrian Philip→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-11-04
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LAWSON, Robert George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-10-09
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LEDGER, Mark Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2023-08-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Karro Food Karro Food Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2014 | 26/11/2025 |
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Recent filings (43 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-04
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12