DENHOLM POTATO GROWERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC089295 · ltd · incorporated 1984-08-16
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 32.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£453.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £453,807

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£454k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£504k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£104k£209k£313k£417k£522kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£453.8k£448.3k
Current assets£504.5k£521.7k
Net assets£453.8k£448.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
12
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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  2. 2025-12-12
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  14. 2023-08-29
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  17. 2021-08-06
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  18. 2020-08-27
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  19. 2019-11-01
    ➕
    LOGAN, Hamish William John appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-01
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    LOGAN, Elinor Grace resigned
    director
  21. 2010-11-28
    ➕
    LOGAN, James John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-11-28
    ➕
    LOGAN, Elinor Grace appointed
    director
  23. 2010-11-28
    ➕
    LOGAN, James John appointed
    director
  24. 2010-11-28
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    DENHOLM, Eleanor Scott resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-11-28
    ➖
    DENHOLM, Eleanor Scott resigned
    director
  26. 2010-11-28
    ➖
    DENHOLM, Raymond Grant resigned
    director
  27. 2010-11-28
    ➕
    LOGAN, Elinor Grace appointed
    director
  28. 1993-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1984-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DENHOLM POTATO GROWERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hamish William John Logan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/11/2025
Mr James John Logan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Elinor Grace Logan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1984-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Samuelston South Mains
Pencaitland
Tranent
East Lothian
EH34 5DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

LOGAN, James John→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-28
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Active
LOGAN, Elinor Grace→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-28
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Active
LOGAN, Hamish William John→
director · ~30y · appointed 2019-11-01
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Active
LOGAN, James John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-28
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Active
DENHOLM, Eleanor Scott→
secretary · resigned 2010-11-28
Resigned
DENHOLM, Eleanor Scott→
director · ~82y · resigned 2010-11-28
Resigned
DENHOLM, Raymond Grant→
director · ~82y · resigned 2010-11-28
Resigned
LOGAN, Elinor Grace→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-28 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property29/07/1993—
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Recent filings (110 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-12-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16