KEITHICK FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC038561 · ltd · incorporated 1963-03-19
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 35.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). 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 35.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-07-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23➕STIRLING, David appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-22➖STIRLING, James, Sir resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-22➖STIRLING, James, Sir resigneddirector
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-24➕STIRLING, Fiona Mary appointeddirector
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1998-03-25➕STIRLING, David appointeddirector
- 1990-09-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1963-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs KEITHICK FARMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Stirling Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/06/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Lady Stirling’S 2012 Discretionary Trustceased 29/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Mrs J V Wood Parker’S 1983 Keithick Farms Shares Trustceased 29/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| J A C GRIERSON LIMITED→ SC295027 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Keithick
Coupar Angus
Perthshire
Blairgowrie
PH13 9ME
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
STIRLING, David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1998-03-25
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STIRLING, Fiona Mary→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-02-24
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Active
STIRLING, James, Sir→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2024-07-22
STIRLING, James, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2024-07-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 17/09/1990 | 17/05/2023 |
Recent filings (119 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29