LEDNATHIE ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC041909 · ltd · incorporated 1965-03-19
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01700SIC 01700
  • 02100SIC 02100
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
112 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees400400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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  2. 2025-06-26
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  3. 2024-05-14
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  4. 2023-06-23
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  5. 2022-06-30
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  6. 2021-06-29
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  7. 2020-06-29
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  8. 2020-06-18
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    address · AD01
  9. 2019-04-12
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  10. 2018-06-28
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  11. 2017-11-02
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  12. 2017-11-02
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  13. 2017-05-11
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  14. 2017-05-11
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-05-08
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    STORMONTH DARLING, Diana Mary resigned
    director
  16. 2017-05-08
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    STORMONTH DARLING, James David resigned
    director
  17. 2017-04-26
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  18. 2015-09-18
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    DOUGALL, Alyssa appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-18
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    DOUGALL, Pamela appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-18
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    DOUGALL, Thomas Barclay appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-18
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    STORMONTH DARLING, Diana Mary resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-09-18
    ➖
    STORMONTH DARLING, Angus John resigned
    director
  23. 2015-09-18
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    STORMONTH-DARLING, Andrew James resigned
    director
  24. 2015-09-18
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    STORMONTH-DARLING, John Moir resigned
    director
  25. 2005-01-24
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    STORMONTH-DARLING, Andrew James appointed
    director
  26. 2005-01-24
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    STORMONTH-DARLING, John Moir appointed
    director
  27. 2002-05-06
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    STORMONTH DARLING, Moir Patrick resigned
    director
  28. 2000-09-15
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    LAIRD, David Logan resigned
    director
  29. 2000-01-28
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    CARNEGY-ARBUTHNOTT, David resigned
    director
  30. 1999-04-03
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    STORMONTH-DARLING, Doreen Elizabeth Lees resigned
    director
  31. 1994-01-14
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    STORMONTH DARLING, Angus John appointed
    director
  32. 1994-01-14
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    STORMONTH DARLING, James David resigned
    director
  33. 1994-01-14
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    STORMONTH DARLING, James Carlisle, Sir resigned
    director
  34. 1965-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As LEDNATHIE ESTATE LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Lednathie Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lednathie Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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LEDNATHIE ESTATE LIMITED
This company · SC041909

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lednathie Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James David Stormonth-Darlingceased 01/05/2017· 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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Lednathie House
Glenprosen
Kirriemuir
DD8 4RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

DOUGALL, Alyssa→
director · ~29y · appointed 2015-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGALL, Pamela→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGALL, Thomas Barclay→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STORMONTH DARLING, Diana Mary→
secretary · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned
CARNEGY-ARBUTHNOTT, David→
director · ~101y · resigned 2000-01-28
Resigned
LAIRD, David Logan→
director · ~89y · resigned 2000-09-15
Resigned
STORMONTH DARLING, Angus John→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-01-14 · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned
STORMONTH DARLING, Diana Mary→
director · ~68y · resigned 2017-05-08
Resigned
STORMONTH DARLING, James David→
director · ~79y · resigned 1994-01-14
Resigned
STORMONTH DARLING, James David→
director · ~79y · resigned 2017-05-08
Resigned
STORMONTH DARLING, James Carlisle, Sir→
director · ~108y · resigned 1994-01-14
Resigned
STORMONTH DARLING, Moir Patrick→
director · ~113y · resigned 2002-05-06
Resigned
STORMONTH-DARLING, Andrew James→
director · ~40y · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned
STORMONTH-DARLING, Doreen Elizabeth Lees→
director · ~113y · resigned 1999-04-03
Resigned
STORMONTH-DARLING, John Moir→
director · ~42y · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30