ARCHERFIELD ESTATES LTD

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SC106757 · ltd · incorporated 1987-09-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£18.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
172 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,732,321
Net assets shrinking
Down £358,742 YoY
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£185k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£19m
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3.8m£7.6m£11m£15m£19mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£19.81M£20.16M
Current assets£1.39M£1.13M
Cash£184.7k£152.2k
Debtors£340.0k£214.4k
Net assets£18.73M£19.09M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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  5. 2026-01-06
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  6. 2025-04-30
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  7. 2025-03-26
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  8. 2025-02-20
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  9. 2024-11-30
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    BROWN, Kenneth resigned
    director
  10. 2024-09-23
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  11. 2024-09-23
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  12. 2024-01-30
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  13. 2024-01-19
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  14. 2024-01-19
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  15. 2023-11-29
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  16. 2023-06-22
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  17. 2023-04-12
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  18. 2022-09-06
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  19. 2022-09-06
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  20. 2022-09-01
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  21. 2022-07-28
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  22. 2021-08-24
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2021-05-01
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    ROSS, Rachel Lilian appointed
    director
  24. 2020-11-11
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    CRERAR, Patrick Lorne resigned
    director
  25. 2019-08-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  26. 2019-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2015-06-12
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    SIMPSON, Niven resigned
    secretary
  28. 2015-06-01
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    CRERAR, Patrick Lorne appointed
    director
  29. 2015-04-03
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    ABRAHAM, Thomas Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 2014-06-16
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    DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Anne appointed
    director
  31. 2014-03-31
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    NIVEN, Fraser Irvine resigned
    director
  32. 2013-12-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2013-12-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 2013-11-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2010-12-01
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    BROWN, Kenneth appointed
    director
  36. 2009-06-01
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    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2008-09-30
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    SIMPSON, Niven appointed
    secretary
  38. 2008-09-29
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    KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray resigned
    secretary
  39. 2008-06-01
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    MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2008-04-18
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    KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray appointed
    secretary
  41. 2008-04-18
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    STEVENSON, Amelia Binnie resigned
    secretary
  42. 2007-12-04
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    OLIVER, Norman Robert, Dr resigned
    director
  43. 2007-10-05
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    ABRAHAM, Thomas Alexander appointed
    director
  44. 2005-09-30
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    FULTON, Robin David resigned
    director
  45. 2005-09-08
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    SMITH, William Wilson Campbell resigned
    secretary
  46. 2005-09-08
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    STEVENSON, Amelia Binnie appointed
    secretary
  47. 2005-09-01
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    MUTCH, John Harold resigned
    director
  48. 2005-09-01
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    OLIVER, Norman Robert, Dr appointed
    director
  49. 2005-06-30
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    BETHUNE, Hamish William resigned
    director
  50. 2005-06-27
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    NIVEN, Fraser Irvine appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

68/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Ronald Kerr Glen
Individual · Irish,British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest06/10/2025
Mr Adam Robert Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest05/07/2024
Mrs Nicola Anne-Marie Westcott
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest06/07/2022
Mr Thomas Alexander Abraham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest01/11/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ross Mcgregorceased 07/01/2024· significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Charles Leighton Dudgeonceased 05/07/2024· significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Charles John Warnerceased 05/04/2023· board control · significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Alexander Mark Hedderwickceased 06/07/2022· board control · significant influence · trust interest

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
Incorporated1987-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

47 - 49 The Square
Kelso
Roxburghshire
TD5 7HW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (3 active · 19 resigned)

DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-06-16
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Active
DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Eleanor, Lady→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Rachel Lilian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDIE, James Fraser Mcbride→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-24 · resigned 1995-12-22
Resigned
KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-18 · resigned 2008-09-29
Resigned
MUTCH, John Harold→
secretary · resigned 1994-06-24
Resigned
SIMPSON, Niven→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
SMITH, William Wilson Campbell→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-22 · resigned 2005-09-08
Resigned
STEVENSON, Amelia Binnie→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-08 · resigned 2008-04-18
Resigned
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
ABRAHAM, Thomas Alexander→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-10-05 · resigned 2015-04-03
Resigned
BETHUNE, Hamish William→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-02-22 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
BROWN, Kenneth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2024-11-30
Resigned
CRERAR, Patrick Lorne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2020-11-11
Resigned
DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Angus Alan Douglas→
director · ~88y · resigned 1991-01-31
Resigned
FULTON, Robin David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
MUTCH, John Harold→
director · ~93y · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
NIVEN, Fraser Irvine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-06-27 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
OLIVER, Norman Robert, Dr→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2007-12-04
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Charles→
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-03-01 · resigned 2004-06-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/12/201324/08/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property02/12/201308/08/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/11/201324/07/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property01/12/200417/05/2005
satisfied
Revival Land
Revival Land Limited
Standard security1 property13/07/199410/01/1997

Recent filings (172 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-19