BLACKFACE SIRE REFERENCE COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

SC180122 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-10-30

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01629

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	0

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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officers · CH03
2021-06-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-16
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officers · AP01
2021-06-16
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officers · AP01
2021-06-16
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officers · TM01
2021-03-12
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KING, George appointed
director
2021-03-12
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MYLES, Peter David appointed
director
2021-03-12
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TWEED, Campbell Wilson resigned
director
2020-12-23
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officers · TM01
2020-12-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-23
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accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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DUNCAN MILLAR, Ian resigned
director
2019-09-27
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accounts · AA
2019-05-23
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address · AD01
2018-03-07
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WELSH, Alexander resigned
director
2018-02-20
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TWEED, Campbell Wilson appointed
director
2017-05-05
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WHARRY, Samuel David resigned
director
2014-03-12
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JONES, Yvonne appointed
secretary
2014-03-12
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BEVERIDGE, Janet resigned
director
2012-03-08
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WELSH, Ann resigned
secretary
2012-03-08
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WELSH, Alexander appointed
director
2011-03-31
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WELSH, Alexander Campbell resigned
director
2010-03-09
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BEVERIDGE, Janet appointed
director
2009-03-12
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SCOTT, Richard Henry resigned
director
2009-03-12
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WHARRY, Samuel David appointed
director
2004-10-30
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DUNCAN MILLAR, Ian appointed
director
2004-10-30
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KAYE, Brian William Paul resigned
director
2004-10-30
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WELSH, Alexander Campbell appointed
director
2004-10-30
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WELSH, Ann resigned
director
2002-11-16
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WELSH, Ann appointed
secretary
2002-11-16
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MASSON CAIRNS SOLICITORS resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-06-26
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LENNOX, Robert Allan appointed
director
2001-06-26
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KAYE, Brian William Paul appointed
director
2001-06-26
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SCOTT, Henry Martin resigned
director
2001-06-26
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SCOTT, Richard Henry appointed
director
1997-10-30
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Company incorporated
As BLACKFACE SIRE REFERENCE COMPANY
1997-10-30
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MASSON CAIRNS SOLICITORS appointed
corporate-secretary
1997-10-30
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SCOTT, Henry Martin appointed
director
1997-10-30
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WELSH, Ann appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr George King Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/03/2021
Mr Peter David Myles Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/03/2021
Mr Robert Allan Lennox Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian Duncan Millarceased 01/07/2020· significant influence
Mr Alexander Welshceased 07/03/2018· significant influence
Mr Samuel David Wharryceased 05/05/2017· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-10-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

Seven Trees Seven Trees

Dalbog, Edzell

Brechin Angus

Angus

DD9 7UU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

JONES, Yvonne→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KING, George→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-03-12

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Active

LENNOX, Robert Allan→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-06-26

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Active

MYLES, Peter David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2021-03-12

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Active

WELSH, Ann→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-16 · resigned 2012-03-08

Resigned

MASSON CAIRNS SOLICITORS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 2002-11-16

Resigned

BEVERIDGE, Janet→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-03-09 · resigned 2014-03-12

Resigned

DUNCAN MILLAR, Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-10-30 · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

KAYE, Brian William Paul→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2004-10-30

Resigned

SCOTT, Henry Martin→

director · ~88y · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 2001-06-26

Resigned

SCOTT, Richard Henry→

director · ~63y · appointed 2001-06-26 · resigned 2009-03-12

Resigned

TWEED, Campbell Wilson→

director · ~71y · appointed 2018-02-20 · resigned 2021-03-12

Resigned

WELSH, Alexander→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2018-03-07

Resigned

WELSH, Alexander Campbell→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-10-30 · resigned 2011-03-31

Resigned

WELSH, Ann→

director · ~73y · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 2004-10-30

Resigned

WHARRY, Samuel David→

director · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-12 · resigned 2017-05-05

Resigned

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