FERNVIEW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC200051 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-21
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-23
    ➖
    MCLEOD, Valerie resigned
    director
  11. 2019-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-23
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    MCLEOD, Robert Iain appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-08-28
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Valerie appointed
    director
  19. 2008-08-28
    ➖
    SWINTON, David resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-20
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Iain Samuel appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-20
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Iain Samuel appointed
    director
  22. 2008-03-20
    ➖
    SWINTON, Linda resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-20
    ➖
    SWINTON, Linda resigned
    director
  24. 2000-02-07
    ➖
    MCKENDRICK, Colin Drummond resigned
    director
  25. 1999-09-23
    ➕
    SWINTON, Linda appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-09-23
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-09-23
    ➕
    MCKENDRICK, Colin Drummond appointed
    director
  28. 1999-09-23
    ➕
    SWINTON, David appointed
    director
  29. 1999-09-23
    ➕
    SWINTON, Linda appointed
    director
  30. 1999-09-23
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1999-09-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FERNVIEW LIMITED
  32. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Samuel Mcleod
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/09/2016

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
Incorporated1999-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

6 School Lane
Cockenzie
East Lothian
EH32 0HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MCLEOD, Iain Samuel→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLEOD, Iain Samuel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-20
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Active
MCLEOD, Robert Iain→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWINTON, Linda→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-21 · resigned 1999-09-23
Resigned
MCKENDRICK, Colin Drummond→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 2000-02-07
Resigned
MCLEOD, Valerie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-08-28 · resigned 2019-05-23
Resigned
SWINTON, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 2008-08-28
Resigned
SWINTON, Linda→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-21 · resigned 1999-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-23