BUTE BERTHING CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC142148 · ltd · incorporated 1993-01-19
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£24.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (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 (73/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (5 active, 26 linked, 21 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,653
Net assets shrinking
Down £105 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£16k£24k£31k£39kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.7k£24.8k
Current assets£29.5k£39.2k
Cash£29.5k£39.2k
Net assets£24.7k£24.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    HASSALL, William Mcmillan resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2024-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-02
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    COBBAN, John Lawrie resigned
    director
  7. 2023-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-07
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    FERGUSON, Robert Stanley resigned
    director
  12. 2021-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-02-10
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    TAYLOR, Robin Johnstone resigned
    director
  14. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-10
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    FINDLAY, James Ferguson resigned
    director
  19. 2017-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-02-29
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    TINDAL, Stewart appointed
    director
  22. 2016-02-29
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    FINDLAY, James Ferguson appointed
    director
  23. 2015-03-07
    ➖
    SHELLEY, Christopher Guy resigned
    director
  24. 2011-10-24
    ➖
    MORTON, James Simpson resigned
    director
  25. 2011-04-21
    ➖
    GLASS, William John resigned
    director
  26. 2011-02-21
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Maxwell resigned
    director
  27. 2010-02-22
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    SAUL, Timothy Michael Brechin appointed
    director
  28. 2008-01-15
    ➖
    BOYD, Colin Baxter, Dr resigned
    director
  29. 2006-10-03
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    TAYLOR, Maxwell appointed
    director
  30. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    SHELLEY, Christopher Guy appointed
    director
  31. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    MORTON, James Simpson appointed
    director
  32. 2001-12-12
    ➖
    HALL, Derek resigned
    director
  33. 2001-06-10
    ➖
    MCNIVEN, William resigned
    director
  34. 2000-04-25
    ➕
    BOYD, Colin Baxter, Dr appointed
    director
  35. 2000-04-25
    ➕
    COBBAN, John Lawrie appointed
    director
  36. 2000-04-25
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Robin Johnstone appointed
    director
  37. 1998-11-06
    ➖
    IRWIN, James resigned
    director
  38. 1998-10-13
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Robert Stanley appointed
    director
  39. 1995-02-28
    ➖
    HALLGREN, John Lars resigned
    director
  40. 1995-01-31
    ➕
    GLASS, William John appointed
    director
  41. 1995-01-31
    ➕
    IRWIN, James appointed
    director
  42. 1994-07-19
    ➕
    HALL, Derek appointed
    director
  43. 1994-05-17
    ➕
    MCNIVEN, William appointed
    director
  44. 1994-05-17
    ➖
    PELLEGROTTI, Guglielmo resigned
    director
  45. 1994-03-15
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    NEILSON, Steven Hugh appointed
    secretary
  46. 1994-03-15
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, James Stewart appointed
    director
  47. 1994-01-20
    ➖
    BRANSON, Ian Hugh Chimmo resigned
    secretary
  48. 1994-01-20
    ➖
    BRANSON, Ian Hugh Chimmo resigned
    director
  49. 1993-07-26
    ➕
    BRANSON, Ian Hugh Chimmo appointed
    secretary
  50. 1993-07-26
    ➖
    MCMILLAN, James Stewart resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

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 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

The Weighbridge Albert Place
Rothesay
Isle Of Bute
PA20 9AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (5 active · 21 resigned)

NEILSON, Steven Hugh→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMILLAN, James Stewart→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEILSON, Steven Hugh→
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUL, Timothy Michael Brechin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TINDAL, Stewart→
director · ~81y · appointed 2016-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANSON, Ian Hugh Chimmo→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-26 · resigned 1994-01-20
Resigned
MCMILLAN, James Stewart→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-18 · resigned 1993-07-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-01-19 · resigned 1993-03-18
Resigned
BOYD, Colin Baxter, Dr→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2008-01-15
Resigned
BRANSON, Ian Hugh Chimmo→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-07-26 · resigned 1994-01-20
Resigned
COBBAN, John Lawrie→
director · ~93y · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2024-11-02
Resigned
FERGUSON, Robert Stanley→
director · ~93y · appointed 1998-10-13 · resigned 2021-07-07
Resigned
FINDLAY, James Ferguson→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-02-29 · resigned 2017-08-10
Resigned
GLASS, William John→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-01-31 · resigned 2011-04-21
Resigned
HALL, Derek→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-07-19 · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned
HALLGREN, John Lars→
director · ~84y · appointed 1993-03-18 · resigned 1995-02-28
Resigned
HASSALL, William Mcmillan→
director · ~91y · appointed 1993-03-18 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned
IRWIN, James→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-01-31 · resigned 1998-11-06
Resigned
MCMILLAN, James Stewart→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-03-18 · resigned 1993-07-26
Resigned
MCNIVEN, William→
director · ~81y · appointed 1994-05-17 · resigned 2001-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26