ALEXANDER FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC141797 · ltd · incorporated 1992-12-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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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 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.3y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees3300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-02
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2025-11-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-11-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  17. 2011-05-09
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    ALEXANDER, Dorothy Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-05-09
    ➖
    ADAM COCHRAN resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Dorothy Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2005-12-15
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Ian James appointed
    director
  21. 1997-04-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1996-12-16
    ➖
    ALEXANDER, Ian James resigned
    director
  23. 1996-02-07
    ➖
    ALEXANDER, Keith Ian resigned
    director
  24. 1996-01-12
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Gordon Richard appointed
    director
  25. 1992-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER FARMS LIMITED
  26. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    ADAM COCHRAN appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Ian James appointed
    director
  28. 1992-12-17
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Keith Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALEXANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 Gordon Richard Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/11/2025
Mrs Dorothy Anne Alexander
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Ian James Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Cluny Crichton
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
AB31 4EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

ALEXANDER, Dorothy Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-09
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Active
ALEXANDER, Dorothy Anne→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-12-15
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Active
ALEXANDER, Gordon Richard→
director · ~47y · appointed 1996-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, Ian James→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAM COCHRAN→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Ian James→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 1996-12-16
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Keith Ian→
director · ~51y · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 1996-02-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge—27/11/2014—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property15/04/1997—
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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-02
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09