BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC069524 · ltd · incorporated 1979-10-08

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

41 officers (9 active, 41 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

205 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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officers · TM01
2026-02-26
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FRASER, Colin Murray resigned
director
2025-06-25
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accounts · AA
2025-04-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
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officers · AP01
2023-11-22
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MURPHY, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2023-11-22
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TURPIN, Christian Richard Spencer appointed
director
2023-11-22
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TELFER, Andrew James resigned
director
2023-11-22
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officers · AP01
2023-07-11
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accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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incorporation · MA
2022-08-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
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ALLAN, Gordon appointed
secretary
2021-11-26
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DOUGLAS, Catherine Mary resigned
secretary
2021-11-26
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-26
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officers · AP03
2021-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-08
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HADDOW, Lucy Beatrice Snowling appointed
director
2020-04-08
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DOUGLAS, Catherine Mary appointed
secretary
2020-03-31
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LETHAM, Richard John resigned
secretary
2019-11-08
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SWINDELLS, Susan resigned
director
2019-09-06
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EDWARDSON, Patrick James resigned
director
2019-08-29
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PATERSON, Alan William resigned
director
2019-05-02
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BOLSOVER, Katharine Blanche Mary appointed
director
2019-04-16
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BUCKLEY, Dean Robert appointed
director
2018-09-14
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BROTHERSTON, James Richard resigned
secretary
2018-09-14
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LETHAM, Richard John appointed
secretary
2017-08-31
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DEWAR, Lynn Catherine resigned
director
2017-05-01
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SWINDELLS, Susan appointed
director
2017-02-21
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BROTHERSTON, James Richard appointed
secretary
2017-02-21
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DOUGLAS, Catherine Mary resigned
secretary
2016-03-31
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BEATTIE, Lindsey May resigned
director
2015-11-10
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WYLIE, Michael James Crawford appointed
director
2015-06-18
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WILSON, John Hendry resigned
director
2014-01-14
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BEATTIE, Lindsey May appointed
director
2013-12-31
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BUDDEN, James Nicholas Christopher resigned
director
2013-12-31
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WALKER, Grant George resigned
director
2013-12-09
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DELANEY, Evan appointed
director
2012-03-02
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TELFER, Andrew James appointed
director
2012-01-31
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CALLANDER, Alexander James resigned
director
2011-08-30
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DOUGLAS, Catherine Mary appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Timothy Edward Hugh Campbell Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51	—	—	board controlboard control	01/04/2025
Mrs Amy Sybilla Elizabeth Atack Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46	—	—	board controlboard control	01/04/2024
Mr Malcolm Graham Maccoll Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50	—	—	board controlboard control	01/05/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew James Telferceased 31/03/2025· board control
Mr Charles Edmund Philip Plowdenceased 30/04/2021· board control · significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated1979-10-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

Calton Square

1 Greenside Row

Edinburgh

EH1 3AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09