BROWN SOIL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC132886 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.3y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,170

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4.2k—
Cash£6.1k—
Net assets£4.2k—

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Igp Energy Storage 2 Limited
  4. 2025-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-25
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  9. 2021-05-25
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  10. 2021-05-19
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  11. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 1991-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BROWN SOIL LIMITED
  17. 1991-07-12
    ➕
    WADDELL, Thomas Alexander appointed
    secretary
  18. 1991-07-12
    ➕
    WADDELL, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 1991-07-12
    ➕
    WADDELL, Thomas Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 1991-07-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1991-07-12
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1991-07-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1991-07-12
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Alexander Waddell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest18/07/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Waddell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence18/07/2016

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
Incorporated1991-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Devonhill Farm
Hamilton
ML3 8RL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WADDELL, Thomas Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-12
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Active
WADDELL, Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 1991-07-12
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Active
WADDELL, Thomas Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 1991-07-12
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-12 · resigned 1991-07-12
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-07-12 · resigned 1991-07-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Igp Energy Storage 2
Igp Energy Storage 2 Limited
A registered charge1 property07/03/2025—
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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-04
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2021-06-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-05-25