BEEF SHORTHORN CATTLE SOCIETY (THE)

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SC019414 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1936-11-14

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (63/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (17 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

292 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-11-30
Average employees	18

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

• 14 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 14 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (188 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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OAKES, Lee Robin appointed
director
2026-03-04
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2026-02-10
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2026-02-04
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GIBB, John Philip Ogilvy resigned
director
2026-02-04
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TURTON, Gerald Christopher resigned
director
2026-02-04
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ANTHONY, Luke James appointed
director
2026-02-01
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MCCULLOCH, John Robert appointed
director
2026-02-01
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NEWTH, Alice Elizabeth appointed
director
2026-02-01
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PRICE, Catrin Haf appointed
director
2026-02-01
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SEVERN, Mark Douglas appointed
director
2026-02-01
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WARREN, Ashley appointed
director
2026-02-01
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BRADLEY-FARMER, Simon Peter resigned
director
2026-02-01
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LANDERS, Jane Isobel resigned
director
2026-02-01
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RILEY, Timothy, Dr resigned
director
2026-02-01
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ROBERTS, Ela Mair resigned
director
2026-02-01
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WILKINSON, Iain George resigned
director
2025-10-01
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2025-09-22
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2025-04-07
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WILKINSON, Iain George appointed
director
2025-02-07
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SEVERN, Mark Douglas resigned
director
2025-02-02
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COLES, Timothy Peter resigned
director
2024-11-01
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NICOL, Pamela resigned
director
2024-09-19
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SHAW, Alfie resigned
director
2024-02-04
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CORMACK, Mary appointed
director
2024-02-04
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TAYLOR, Robert Marshall appointed
director
2024-02-04
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HORTON, Charles Samuel resigned
director
2024-02-04
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ROBERTS, Ela Mair appointed
director
2024-02-04
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RUSSELL, Tina-Louise resigned
director
2023-02-15
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RIBY, Geoffrey Leonard resigned
director
2023-02-05
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CURRIE, Stuart Charles appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-16 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

7 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BRADLEY-FARMER, Simon Peter resigned 2026-02-01; GIBB, John Philip Ogilvy resigned 2026-02-04; LANDERS, Jane Isobel resigned 2026-02-01

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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BRADLAKE NORDIC L.P.→ SL022992 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
BRANDMAN LOGISTICS L.P.→ SL018010 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
BRENTON BUSINESS L.P.→ SL010012 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
BRIGHTEX INDUSTRIAL L.P.→ SL022263 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
BRIGHTLINK ENTERPRISES L.P.→ SL020267 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
BRIXEN CORP. LP→ SL030334 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
BROADEX PRODUCTS L.P.→ SL014308 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1936-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Chapelshade House

78 - 84 Bell Street

Dundee

Angus

DD1 1RQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15