MEDWYN LIVESTOCK SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC479491 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£306.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £305,960
Net assets shrinking
Down £373 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£306k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£61k£123k£184k£245k£306kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£306.2k£306.6k
Cash£2.5k£2.9k
Debtors£303.7k£303.7k
Net assets£306.0k£306.3k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-13
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2014-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MEDWYN LIVESTOCK SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    LAWSON, Fiona Jean appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    LAWSON, Fiona Jean appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    LAWSON, Robert appointed
    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 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mrs Fiona Jean Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/07/2017
Mr Robert Scott Lawson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/07/2017

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
Incorporated2014-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

Eastmains Farm Newbigging
Carnwath
Lanark
ML11 8NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LAWSON, Fiona Jean→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-09
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Active
LAWSON, Fiona Jean→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-09
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Active
LAWSON, Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-06-09
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-05-24