FORT WILLIAM UTC LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC620347 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 1 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09➕MACLELLAN, John Cameron appointeddirector
- 2023-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-06📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-11➖WILKIE, Sandra Jane resigneddirector
- 2021-07-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-13📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2019-02-13📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs FORT WILLIAM UTC LIMITED
- 2019-02-06➕BEATON, John appointeddirector
- 2019-02-06➕WILKIE, Sandra Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-02-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Beaton Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Sandra Jane Wilkieceased 17/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
18 High Street
Invergordon
IV18 0ET
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BEATON, John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLELLAN, John Cameron→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILKIE, Sandra Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-02-06 · resigned 2021-08-11
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-15