AYRSHIRE ANIMAL BY=PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC742797 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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
Metric2023-08-31

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-24
    HANCOCK, Gary appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-24
    WALSH, Patrick Martin appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-24
    BOGIE, David Crombie resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-24
    BOGIE, Stephen John resigned
    director
  10. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-08-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYRSHIRE ANIMAL BY=PRODUCTS LIMITED
  13. 2022-08-30
    BOGIE, David Crombie appointed
    director
  14. 2022-08-30
    BOGIE, Stephen John appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dundas Chemical Company (Mosspark) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dundas Chemical Company (Mosspark) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AYRSHIRE ANIMAL BY=PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · SC742797

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dundas Chemical Company (Mosspark) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Mosspark
Brasswell
Dumfries
DG1 4PH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HANCOCK, Gary
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALSH, Patrick Martin
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOGIE, David Crombie
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-08-30 · resigned 2024-07-24
Resigned
BOGIE, Stephen John
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-08-30 · resigned 2024-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-30