R.S.M. MILNE (DYKELANDS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC030118 · ltd · incorporated 1954-06-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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 7.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
26 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-04📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-01-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-01-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-01-23➖MILNE, Robert John resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-09-19➖MILNE, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2017-05-24➕MILNE, Jonathon Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-05-24➕MILNE, Richard Todd appointeddirector
- 2002-04-01➖MILNE, Robert Shaw resigneddirector
- 1999-11-18➖MILNE, Gladys Catherine resigneddirector
- 1954-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs R.S.M. MILNE (DYKELANDS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MILNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathon Alexander Milne Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/01/2019 |
Mr Richard Todd Milne Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/01/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Todd Milneceased 24/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Robert John Milneceased 23/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| SJG FISHING LTD→ SC733378 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1954-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Dykelands
By Laurencekirk
Kincardineshire
AB30 1UP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
MILNE, Jonathon Alexander→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILNE, Richard Todd→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILNE, Robert John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-01-23
MILNE, Gladys Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~111y · resigned 1999-11-18
MILNE, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2017-09-19
MILNE, Robert Shaw→
Resigneddirector · ~117y · resigned 2002-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/05/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-10