SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION OF MEAT WHOLESALERS
🌳Matureactive
SC181706 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-12-22
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
70 officers (10 active, 70 linked, 64 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
206 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (151 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-22➖COOPER, Sandy resigneddirector
- 2025-10-29➕FINSLEY, Ollie James appointeddirector
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-29➕GRAHAM, Ross appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕MCGOWAN, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19➖BENTLEY, Ian resigneddirector
- 2024-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29➖DUFF, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2024-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-09➖MACDIARMID, Peter resigneddirector
- 2023-09-09➖NYE, Andrew Christopher resigneddirector
- 2023-09-01➖CARLISLE, John Wilson resigneddirector
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-18➖MORGAN, Martin Matthew resignedsecretary
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31➕ALLEN, Nicholas Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-05-31➖MCNAUGHTON, Alan John resigneddirector
- 2022-03-04➖ROBERTSON, Barry Humphrey resigneddirector
- 2022-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-13➖DUNN, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-01-13➖MALONE, Michael Derek resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➕CHAPMAN, James Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02➕MOIR, Grant appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02➕MUNRO, Charles Roderick appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02➕BENTLEY, Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02➖CLARK, Francis Joseph resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➖HARDY, Laurence Murray resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➕MACDIARMID, Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02➕MALONE, Michael Derek appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02➖MCCAFFERTY, Gerard resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➖MCGOWAN, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➖MCMASTER, John Reid resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➖ROSS, Frank Andrew resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➖SCOTT, James Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➖STODDART, Neil Laurie resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02➖WHITE, Claire resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1997-12-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
179a Dalrymple Street
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA15 1BX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (10 active · 60 resigned)
ALLEN, Nicholas Peter→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-05-31
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BROWN, Alan John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-06-26
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CHAPMAN, James Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-06-02
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FINSLEY, Ollie James→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-10-29
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GRAHAM, Ross→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-05-29
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MCGOWAN, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-05-29
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MCHARG, Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-04-07
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Active
MUNRO, Charles Roderick→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-06-02
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ROEBUCK, Robert Isla→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-01-01
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ANDERSON, Ian Rutherford→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2017-11-01
DONALDSON, Alistair→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2008-01-28
MORGAN, Martin Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2023-01-18
STEVENSON, John Herbert Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-22 · resigned 2002-07-31
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-22 · resigned 1997-12-22
BENTLEY, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-06-02 · resigned 2025-05-19
BROWN, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-16
CARLISLE, John Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2020-11-11 · resigned 2023-09-01
CLARK, Francis Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-04-26 · resigned 2021-06-02
COOPER, Sandy→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2025-11-22
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Recent filings (206 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-29