FORDELL FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC044667 · ltd · incorporated 1967-06-02

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	0

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

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1 signal 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2023-01-11
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2022-01-25
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2021-02-15
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2020-06-01
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BREWIS, Peter Robert appointed
director
2020-06-01
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BREWIS, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2020-06-01
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FAIRBAIRN, Elizabeth Mary, The Hon Mrs resigned
secretary
2020-06-01
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FAIRBAIRN, Charlotte Elizabeth resigned
director
2020-06-01
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FAIRBAIRN, Elizabeth Mary, The Hon Mrs resigned
director
2020-06-01
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FAIRBAIRN, Francesca Katharine Nichola resigned
director
2020-06-01
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HENDERSON, Anna-Karina resigned
director
1967-06-02
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Company incorporated
As FORDELL FARMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Jane Brewis Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	01/06/2020
Mr Peter Robert Brewis Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	01/06/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Anna-Karina Hendersonceased 01/06/2020· significant influence · firm interest
The Hon Mrs Elizabeth Mary Fairbairnceased 08/11/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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FALLHILLS FENCING LTD→ SC438323 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
FISHKEEPER SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC519990 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1967-06-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

8 St. Ann's Place

Haddington

East Lothian

EH41 4BS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BREWIS, Peter Robert→

director · ~64y · appointed 2020-06-01

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Active

BREWIS, Sarah Jane→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-06-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FAIRBAIRN, Elizabeth Mary, The Hon Mrs→

secretary · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

FAIRBAIRN, Charlotte Elizabeth→

director · ~63y · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

FAIRBAIRN, Elizabeth Mary, The Hon Mrs→

director · ~88y · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

FAIRBAIRN, Francesca Katharine Nichola→

director · ~57y · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

HENDERSON, Anna-Karina→

director · ~60y · resigned 2020-06-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-17

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accounts · AA

2025-12-18

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accounts · AA01

2025-06-02

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-05

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-08

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accounts · AA01

2021-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-02-08

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2020-06-08