J. & S. WIGHT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC134750 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-30

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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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£382.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01450

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £382,921

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£383k

↑ 32% YoY

Current Assets

£501k

↑ 34% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£382.9k	£289.7k
Current assets	£500.6k	£374.3k
Net assets	£382.9k	£289.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-09-19
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2021-12-22
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2014-10-27
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2013-12-17
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1997-07-07
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KAY, Ann appointed
director
1997-07-07
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WIGHT, Jim appointed
director
1997-07-07
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WIGHT, James resigned
director
1991-10-30
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Company incorporated
As J. & S. WIGHT LIMITED
1991-10-30
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WIGHT, Sheila appointed
secretary
1991-10-30
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WIGHT, Sheila appointed
director
1991-10-30
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-10-30
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-10-30
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WIGHT, James appointed
director
1991-10-30
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1991-10-30
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Wight Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/10/2016
Mrs Sheila Wight Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1945 · age 81	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/10/2016

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

Incorporated1991-10-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

East Fortissat Farm

Shotts

Strathclyde

ML7 4JU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

WIGHT, Sheila→

secretary · appointed 1991-10-30

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Active

KAY, Ann→

director · ~52y · appointed 1997-07-07

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Active

WIGHT, Jim→

director · ~50y · appointed 1997-07-07

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Active

WIGHT, Sheila→

director · ~81y · appointed 1991-10-30

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-30 · resigned 1991-10-30

Resigned

WIGHT, James→

director · ~83y · appointed 1991-10-30 · resigned 1997-07-07

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-10-30 · resigned 1991-10-30

Resigned

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