SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC101787 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-10

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

22 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 40.3y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 40.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

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

Lenders & charges

22 charges (22/22 with lender, 22/22 with type)

Directors & officers

36 officers (11 active, 36 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

211 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (103 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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mortgage · MR04
2026-04-24
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Charge satisfied #11
2026-04-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-03
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-13
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Charge registered #23
Lender: Qair Scotland Limited
2025-08-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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ADDIS, Edward Robert appointed
director
2025-03-31
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CROOKSTON, Neil resigned
director
2024-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-01
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BUSHBY, Charles Robert Davidson appointed
director
2023-04-01
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HALL, Michael John appointed
director
2023-04-01
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CROOKSTON, Neil appointed
director
2023-03-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
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BROWNE, Alfred Ralland resigned
director
2022-09-30
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STANLEY, Stephen Andrew Ogilvie resigned
director
2022-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-29
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Charge satisfied #21
2021-08-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-08-11
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Taylor Wimpey Developments Limited
2021-07-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-01
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JOHNSTON, Stuart Alexander resigned
director
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
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Charge registered #21
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2020-10-01
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TUFT, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2019-10-01
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HENRY, Desmond appointed
director
2019-10-01
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ROBERTSON, David Brand appointed
director
2018-11-13
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-11-13
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Charge satisfied #7
2018-11-13
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-11-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-10-26
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2018-10-26
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2018-09-24
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Charge registered #18
Lender: George Wimpey West Scotland Limited
2018-07-07
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2018-05-30
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Charge satisfied #15
2018-05-03
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2018-05-02
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2017-12-11
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2017-11-10
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2017-11-10
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Taylor Wimpey UK Limited
2017-07-04
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MANN, Colin resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

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.

12 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

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

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Swl Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED

This company · SC101787

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Swl Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/10/2016

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

Incorporated1986-11-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Research Park

Riccarton

Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-24

Last: 2026-04-10