BALMORAL WEBCO LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC118769 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-26
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
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2023-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-03-29
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    MITCHELL, Paul Watt appointed
    director
  6. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-10
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  15. 2015-03-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 1994-11-22
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    MILNE, Jill J resigned
    director
  18. 1994-07-19
    ➕
    LOWDEN, Julie Thain appointed
    secretary
  19. 1994-07-19
    ➖
    HOGG, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  20. 1990-05-01
    ➖
    BURNET, Peter resigned
    director
  21. 1990-05-01
    ➕
    MILNE, Jill J appointed
    director
  22. 1990-03-14
    ➕
    BURNET, Peter appointed
    director
  23. 1990-03-12
    ➕
    MILNE, James Smith appointed
    director
  24. 1990-03-12
    ➖
    CAVEN, Robert resigned
    secretary
  25. 1990-03-12
    ➕
    HOGG, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  26. 1990-03-12
    ➖
    CAVEN, Robert resigned
    director
  27. 1990-03-12
    ➖
    MARSHALL, David resigned
    director
  28. 1990-03-07
    ➕
    CAVEN, Robert appointed
    secretary
  29. 1990-03-07
    ➖
    GALBRAITH, Eric Roger resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 1990-03-07
    ➕
    CAVEN, Robert appointed
    director
  31. 1990-03-07
    ➖
    GALBRAITH, Eric Roger resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 1990-03-07
    ➖
    GIBSON, David Lindsay resigned
    director
  33. 1990-03-07
    ➕
    MARSHALL, David appointed
    director
  34. 1989-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BALMORAL WEBCO LTD.
  35. 1989-06-26
    ➕
    GALBRAITH, Eric Roger appointed
    nominee-secretary
  36. 1989-06-26
    ➕
    GALBRAITH, Eric Roger appointed
    nominee-director
  37. 1989-06-26
    ➕
    GIBSON, David Lindsay appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Smith Milne
Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Balmoral Park
Loirston
Aberdeen
AB12 3GY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

LOWDEN, Julie Thain→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNE, James Smith→
director · ~86y · appointed 1990-03-12
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Active
MITCHELL, Paul Watt→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAVEN, Robert→
secretary · appointed 1990-03-07 · resigned 1990-03-12
Resigned
GALBRAITH, Eric Roger→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1989-06-26 · resigned 1990-03-07
Resigned
HOGG, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 1990-03-12 · resigned 1994-07-19
Resigned
BURNET, Peter→
director · ~80y · appointed 1990-03-14 · resigned 1990-05-01
Resigned
CAVEN, Robert→
director · appointed 1990-03-07 · resigned 1990-03-12
Resigned
GALBRAITH, Eric Roger→
nominee-director · ~67y · appointed 1989-06-26 · resigned 1990-03-07
Resigned
GIBSON, David Lindsay→
director · appointed 1989-06-26 · resigned 1990-03-07
Resigned
MARSHALL, David→
director · appointed 1990-03-07 · resigned 1990-03-12
Resigned
MILNE, Jill J→
director · ~72y · appointed 1990-05-01 · resigned 1994-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-11