JAMES SMITH FENCING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC486484 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-11
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£637k£1.3m£1.9m£2.5m£3.2mNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets—£3.44M
Current assets—£2.49M
Cash—£420.1k
Debtors—£969.8k
Net assets—£3.18M
Average employees3300—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2026-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2026-03-06
    ➖
    SMITH, Ian resigned
    director
  10. 2026-03-06
    ➖
    SMITH, Leona Mary resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2023-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-08-17
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2023-08-17
    ➖
    WALLACE, Lucy Kay resigned
    director
  22. 2023-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAMES SMITH FENCING LIMITED
  26. 2014-09-11
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Anna Lyn appointed
    director
  27. 2014-09-11
    ➕
    SMITH, James Mckerlie appointed
    director
  28. 2014-09-11
    ➕
    SMITH, Ian appointed
    director
  29. 2014-09-11
    ➕
    SMITH, Leona Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2014-09-11
    ➕
    WALLACE, Lucy Kay appointed
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SMITH, Ian resigned 2026-03-06; SMITH, Leona Mary resigned 2026-03-06

Group structure

James Smith Fencing Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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James Smith Fencing Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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JAMES SMITH FENCING LIMITED
This company · SC486484

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Smith Fencing Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/03/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Mckerlie Smithceased 06/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ian Smithceased 05/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Leona Mary Smithceased 05/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

Lynnbank
Tongland
Kirkcudbright
DG6 4LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Anna Lyn→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Steven→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, James Mckerlie→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2026-03-06
Resigned
SMITH, Leona Mary→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2026-03-06
Resigned
WALLACE, Lucy Kay→
director · ~32y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2023-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15