CHALMERS-WATSON ARDTARAIG LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
SC626352 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-02
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of agricultural holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CHALMERS-WATSON ARDTARAIG LTD.
- 2019-04-02➕SIMPSON, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2019-04-02➕CHALMERS-WATSON, Keith appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02➕GEDDES, Marcus Campbell appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02➕SIMPSON, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHALMERS-WATSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Keith Chalmers-Watson Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 02/04/2019 |
Mrs Nicola Simpson Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 02/04/2019 |
Mr Marcus Campbell Geddes Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 02/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Holding company · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES BR HOLDINGS LTD→ SC880777 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORBES SIMMERS LIMITED→ SC016168 · est 1930 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 95y | — | — |
| FOUR BROTHERS EDIN LIMITED→ SC842999 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FRASER MADDOX GROUP LIMITED→ SC866511 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN STIRLING BURNET TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC509915 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GI ADMIN LTD→ SC802700 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GLASS GLOVER (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC027278 · est 1949 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 76y | — | — |
| GLEN EARRACH (HOLDING) LIMITED→ SC777132 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GLENSPIRE LTD→ SC825562 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GLOAG INVESTMENTS GROUP LIMITED→ SC527272 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GM PROPCO LIMITED→ SC707626 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GOLDIE LIFESTYLE LTD→ SC609215 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64201 — Activities of agricultural holding companies
Registered office
Estate Office
Fenton Barns
North Berwick
EH39 5BW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CHALMERS-WATSON, Keith→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2019-04-02
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GEDDES, Marcus Campbell→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-02
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SIMPSON, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-02
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-24