ELLARY FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC112512 · ltd · incorporated 1988-07-27
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1988-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ELLARY FARMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Duncan Henry Rogers Individual · British · DOB 06/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CREELERS PRIDE FISHING LTD→ SC532588 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DAVAAR MARINE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE LTD→ SC826569 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FOXBAR COMMUNITY GARDEN & ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT GROUP LTD→ SC861586 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARVEST REAPER LTD→ SC269622 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ICD CONTRACTING LTD→ SC379041 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| INVERAWE ESTATES LIMITED→ SC327337 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| INVERLUSSA SHELLFISH COMPANY LIMITED→ SC265928 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| INVERLUSSA SHIPPING CO LIMITED→ SC787152 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ISLANDER DIRECT SHELLFISH LIMITED→ SC773455 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ISLAY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE LTD→ SC248808 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ISLE OF BARRA SHELLFISH LIMITED→ SC852509 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| J & A CURRIE LIMITED→ SC213120 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Ellary
Achahoish
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Recent filings (92 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-17