SCARVA BUYING GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

NI042817 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-03-25

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£60.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01629

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

45 officers (9 active, 45 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £60,078

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£60k

↑ 67% YoY

Current Assets

£65k

↑ 56% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£60.1k	£35.9k
Current assets	£64.6k	£41.3k
Net assets	£60.1k	£35.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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2026-04-15
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officers · AP01
2026-04-15
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officers · TM01
2026-04-15
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accounts · AA
2026-03-18
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MARTIN, Owen John resigned
director
2026-03-04
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BOGGS, Colin Frances resigned
director
2026-02-10
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officers · TM01
2026-02-10
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officers · TM01
2025-10-01
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MCCORMICK, Darren appointed
director
2025-10-01
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LOCKHART, Ian resigned
director
2025-10-01
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MARTIN, David resigned
director
2025-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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2025-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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BROWNLEE, James appointed
director
2024-10-01
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WINTERS, Simon appointed
director
2024-09-30
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O'HARE, Malachy resigned
director
2024-09-30
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RAFFERTY, John resigned
director
2024-04-17
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officers · AP01
2024-04-17
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2024-04-17
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2024-04-17
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accounts · AA
2023-10-01
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BRYSON, Gary appointed
director
2023-10-01
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KINNEAR, Geoffrey appointed
director
2023-10-01
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MCCLELLAND, Ian Raymond appointed
director
2023-06-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-08
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officers · AP01
2023-06-08
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accounts · AA
2022-10-01
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GEOGHEGAN, John resigned
director
2022-10-01
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LOCKHART, Ian appointed
director
2022-10-01
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STERRITT, Robert Michael resigned
director
2022-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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MAGENNIS, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2021-09-23
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SHANKS, Andrew appointed
director
2021-09-23
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SMART, Eric Samuel resigned
secretary
2021-09-23
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GEOGHEGAN, John appointed
director
2021-09-23
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MCCARTNEY, George resigned
director
2021-09-23
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RAFFERTY, John appointed
director
2021-09-23
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SMALL, Perry resigned
director
2021-09-23
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TIFFNEY, James resigned
director
2018-10-01
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KINNEAR, Geoffrey resigned
director
2018-10-01
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MARTIN, Owen John appointed
director
2017-10-01
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BOGGS, Colin Frances appointed
director
2017-10-01
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LOCKHART, James resigned
director
2016-09-30
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GEOGHEGAN, John resigned
director
2016-09-30
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LAVERY, Eamonn resigned
director
2016-09-26
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MARTIN, David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOGGS, Colin Frances resigned 2026-03-04; LOCKHART, Ian resigned 2025-10-01; MARTIN, David resigned 2025-10-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Eric Samuel Smart Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2002-03-25

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

29 Canal Bank

Poyntzpass

Newry

BT35 6SP

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-19

Last: 2026-03-05