SLOCKMILL AND INSHANKS FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC030327 · ltd · incorporated 1954-10-15

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 37.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£269.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01410

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.1y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 37.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £269,919

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£270k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£216k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-28	2024-05-28
Total assets	£269.9k	£269.3k
Current assets	£216.0k	£215.3k
Net assets	£269.9k	£269.3k

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

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
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MCCLYMONT, Alastair Graham appointed
director
2026-02-10
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MCCLYMONT, Alastair Graham resigned
director
2026-02-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-04
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-18
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-07-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-06-14
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2013-06-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2013-06-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-05-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
1992-12-29
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MCCLYMONT, William Nelson appointed
secretary
1992-12-29
➖
MCCLYMONT, Hugh Alexander resigned
director
1992-12-29
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MCCLYMONT, William Nelson resigned
director
1991-12-31
➕
MCCLYMONT, Alastair Graham appointed
director
1991-12-31
➕
MCCLYMONT, Hugh Alexander appointed
director
1991-12-31
➕
MCCLYMONT, William Nelson appointed
director
1991-12-23
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DRUMMOND, Hew A resigned
director
1991-04-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1991-02-27
➕
MCCLYMONT, William Nelson appointed
director
1991-02-27
➖
DRUMMOND, Hew A resigned
secretary
1990-05-12
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MCCLYMONT, Thomas Heron resigned
director
1989-05-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1954-10-15
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Company incorporated
As SLOCKMILL AND INSHANKS FARMS LIMITED

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 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 ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Nelson Mcclymont Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Typeltd

Incorporated1954-10-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

2 Clenoch Parks Road

Stranraer

DG9 7QT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29