BUTH BHARRAIGH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC461773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-17

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£81.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £81,480

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£81k

↑ 43% YoY

Current Assets

£94k

↑ 50% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£116.8k	£103.7k
Current assets	£94.5k	£62.9k
Net assets	£81.5k	£57.0k

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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accounts · AA
2024-10-25
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officers · TM01
2024-10-15
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FERRIE, Christopher resigned
director
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-11
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officers · AP01
2023-06-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-11
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officers · TM01
2023-06-01
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FERGUSON, Norma Jane appointed
director
2023-06-01
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FERRIE, Christopher appointed
director
2023-06-01
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GILLIES, Anne-Marie resigned
director
2023-06-01
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STEWART, Ann resigned
director
2022-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
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officers · AP01
2021-11-22
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MACLEAN, Neil Paul appointed
director
2021-11-12
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GILLIES, Anne-Marie appointed
director
2021-11-12
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officers · AP01
2021-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-11
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TAYLOR, Kathy resigned
director
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA01
2020-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-03
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COX, Michael resigned
director
2020-06-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-18
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MACLEAN, Karen resigned
director
2020-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-06
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MUNN, Jonathon Patrick resigned
director
2019-12-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-12-12
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MACLEAN, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2018-11-28
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MUNN, Jonathon Patrick appointed
director
2017-02-13
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MACDONALD, Gerard resigned
director
2016-12-12
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MACDONALD, Gerard appointed
director
2016-12-12
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STEWART, Ann appointed
director
2016-12-12
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TAYLOR, Kathy appointed
director
2016-10-30
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DEWAR, John resigned
director
2016-05-06
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DEWAR, Margaret resigned
director
2013-10-17
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Company incorporated
As BUTH BHARRAIGH LIMITED
2013-10-17
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MACLEAN, Sarah appointed
secretary
2013-10-17
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FERGUSON, Mary Ann appointed
director
2013-10-17
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COX, Michael appointed
director
2013-10-17
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DEWAR, John appointed
director
2013-10-17
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DEWAR, Margaret appointed
director
2013-10-17
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MACLEAN, Karen appointed
director
2013-10-17
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MACLEAN, Sarah Jane appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FERGUSON, Norma Jane (same surname) appointed 2023-06-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Incorporated2013-10-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

Old Co-Op Building

Castlebay

Isle Of Barra

HS9 5XD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

MACLEAN, Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2013-10-17

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Active

FERGUSON, Mary Ann→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-10-17

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Active

FERGUSON, Norma Jane→

director · ~28y · appointed 2023-06-01

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Active

MACLEAN, Neil Paul→

director · ~56y · appointed 2021-11-22

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Active

COX, Michael→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-10-17 · resigned 2020-10-03

Resigned

DEWAR, John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-10-17 · resigned 2016-10-30

Resigned

DEWAR, Margaret→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-10-17 · resigned 2016-05-06

Resigned

FERRIE, Christopher→

director · ~31y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2024-10-15

Resigned

GILLIES, Anne-Marie→

director · ~56y · appointed 2021-11-12 · resigned 2023-06-01

Resigned

MACDONALD, Gerard→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2017-02-13

Resigned

MACLEAN, Karen→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-10-17 · resigned 2020-06-18

Resigned

MACLEAN, Sarah Jane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2013-10-17 · resigned 2019-12-12

Resigned

MUNN, Jonathon Patrick→

director · ~65y · appointed 2018-11-28 · resigned 2020-06-06

Resigned

STEWART, Ann→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2023-06-01

Resigned

TAYLOR, Kathy→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2021-11-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-11

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-06-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-06-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-12-03