FIVE MILE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC175449 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-14
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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  2. 2024-10-25
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  3. 2023-10-19
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  4. 2022-10-07
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  5. 2021-08-16
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  6. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2019-01-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  10. 2018-12-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2018-12-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  15. 2016-05-16
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  16. 2015-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-05-15
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    GORDON, Allan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-05-15
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    LONSDALE, Terry Harmer resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-02-19
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    DAVIDSON, Graeme Walter Irving appointed
    director
  22. 2014-02-19
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    GORDON, Karen Hazel appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-19
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    LONSDALE, Terry Harmer resigned
    director
  24. 2008-02-01
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    GORDON, Allan Stewart appointed
    director
  25. 2008-02-01
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    LONSDALE, Terry Harmer appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    LONSDALE, Terry Harmer appointed
    director
  27. 2008-01-31
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    ACADEMY ACCOUNTING LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2008-01-31
    ➖
    CARRACHER, Jane resigned
    director
  29. 2008-01-31
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    CARRACHER, John George resigned
    director
  30. 2006-09-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  31. 2003-10-01
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    ACADEMY ACCOUNTING LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-10-01
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    FINANCIAL TACTICS ACCOUNTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1997-09-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1997-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As FIVE MILE LIMITED
  35. 1997-05-14
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    FINANCIAL TACTICS ACCOUNTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 1997-05-14
    ➕
    CARRACHER, Jane appointed
    director
  37. 1997-05-14
    ➕
    CARRACHER, John George 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Walter Davidson And Sons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Walter Davidson And Sons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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FIVE MILE LIMITED
This company · SC175449

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Walter Davidson And Sons Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

21-24 Wellmeadow
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 6AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

GORDON, Allan→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Graeme Walter Irving→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-02-19
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Active
GORDON, Allan Stewart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-01
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Active
GORDON, Karen Hazel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONSDALE, Terry Harmer→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
ACADEMY ACCOUNTING LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
FINANCIAL TACTICS ACCOUNTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-05-14 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned
CARRACHER, Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-05-14 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
CARRACHER, John George→
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-05-14 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
LONSDALE, Terry Harmer→
director · ~82y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2014-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property07/09/200610/01/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property26/09/199717/12/2018

Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-01-10