FERGUSHILL RIDING STABLES LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO304939 · llp · incorporated 2014-06-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£859£2k£3k£3k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£4.3k£3.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2026-07-11
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPLLCH01
  3. 2025-07-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2025-06-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2025-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-07-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  15. 2020-07-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-07-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-07-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  23. 2017-07-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  24. 2017-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-06-29
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2014-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FERGUSHILL RIDING STABLES LLP
  27. 2014-06-23
    ➕
    AITKEN, Evelyn appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2014-06-23
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Gillian appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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 Evelyn Aitken
Individual · British · DOB 05/1942 · age 84
——control reported06/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
——control reported06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2014-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Broomhill Farm
Kilwinning
Ayrshire
KA13 7RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-24
Last: 2026-07-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AITKEN, Evelyn→
llp-designated-member · ~84y · appointed 2014-06-23
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Active
BEATTIE, Gillian→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-23
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-07-14
legacy
miscellaneous · RPLLCH01
2026-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-07-17