FISHER & DONALDSON (CUPAR) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC656669 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-06

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.2y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 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

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	400	400

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

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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

• 1 accounts
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-04-18
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-01
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capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2022-03-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-16
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officers · AP01
2022-02-16
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officers · AP01
2021-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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MILNE, Chloe May Suzanne appointed
director
2021-12-01
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MILNE, Jade Elisabeth appointed
director
2021-09-02
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capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2021-09-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-04-01
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MILNE, Ben appointed
director
2020-03-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Alexander Roger Milne
2020-03-06
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Company incorporated
As FISHER & DONALDSON (CUPAR) LIMITED
2020-03-06
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MILNE, James Eric appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Eric Milne Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/03/2020

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

Incorporated2020-03-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Fisher & Donaldson

Ceres Road

Cupar

Fife

KY15 5JT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-09

Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MILNE, Ben→

director · ~46y · appointed 2020-04-01

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Active

MILNE, Chloe May Suzanne→

director · ~38y · appointed 2021-12-01

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Active

MILNE, Jade Elisabeth→

director · ~36y · appointed 2021-12-01

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Active

MILNE, James Eric→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-03-06

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Alexander Roger Milne	A registered charge	1 property	10/03/2020	—

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital

capital · SH02

2025-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-27

capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital

capital · SH02

2024-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-06

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2023-04-25

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2023-04-18

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-04-05

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2023-04-05

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-04-05

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-04-05

capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital

capital · SH02

2023-03-01