LIDDLESDALE WILDLIFE LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC872979 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-17
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 02100SIC 02100
  • 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
  • 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LIDDLESDALE WILDLIFE LTD
  2. 2025-12-17
    MELLARS, Jonathan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-17
    ROSS-MELLARS, Gail appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-17
    ROSS-MELLARS, Harry appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gail Ross-Mellars
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/12/2025
Mr Jonathan Mellars
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/12/2025
Mr Harry Ross-Mellars
Individual · British · DOB 06/1999 · age 27
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/12/2025

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
Incorporated2025-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-17
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MELLARS, Jonathan
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-17
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Active
ROSS-MELLARS, Gail
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-12-17
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Active
ROSS-MELLARS, Harry
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-12-17
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-17