TULCHAN OF GLENISLA FOREST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC152365 · ltd · incorporated 1994-08-08
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01700SIC 01700
  • 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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, 3 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees300200

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-09-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-08-21
    ➕
    KUEHNLE, Florian Nicolas Maximillian, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2023-08-21
    ➖
    MCLAREN, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    director
  8. 2022-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 1999-02-28
    ➖
    KUHNLE, Stephanie Friederike Renate resigned
    director
  20. 1999-02-28
    ➕
    MCLAREN, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 1998-02-28
    ➖
    KUHNLE, Florian Nicolas Maximillian resigned
    director
  22. 1997-02-28
    ➕
    KUHNLE, Florian Nicolas Maximillian appointed
    director
  23. 1997-02-28
    ➖
    KUHNLE, Gunther Maximillian Johannes resigned
    director
  24. 1997-02-28
    ➖
    KUHNLE, Renate Hedwig Mina, Frau resigned
    director
  25. 1997-02-28
    ➕
    KUHNLE, Stephanie Friederike Renate appointed
    director
  26. 1995-01-09
    ➕
    LAIRD, David Logan appointed
    director
  27. 1995-01-09
    ➖
    CARNEGIE, Ivan James Grant resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 1995-01-09
    ➕
    KUHNLE, Gunther Maximillian Johannes appointed
    director
  29. 1995-01-09
    ➕
    KUHNLE, Renate Hedwig Mina, Frau appointed
    director
  30. 1994-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TULCHAN OF GLENISLA FOREST LIMITED
  31. 1994-08-08
    ➕
    THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1994-08-08
    ➕
    CARNEGIE, Ivan James Grant appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

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 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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Logan Laird
Individual · British · DOB 04/1937 · age 89
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · DD postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
PEACEHILL FARMING LIMITED→
SC144826 · est 1993
£3.65M
£2.81M–£4.50M
£13.06M—570032y8476y
ANGUS GROWERS LIMITED→
SC234071 · est 2002
———150023y8380y
COOKSTON FARMS→
SC036246 · est 1961 · no financials extracted
————65y8373y
CRAIGOWL FARMS LTD.→
SC327648 · est 2007
———250018y8362y
CRUIVIE AND BRIGHOUSE LIMITED→
SC055296 · est 1974
———40052y8389y
ETHIEBARNS FARMING COMPANY→
SC052695 · est 1973
———110053y8371y
R. & W. WHITTON LIMITED→
SC027167 · est 1949
———20076y8371y
SOILESSENTIALS LIMITED→
SC203822 · est 2000
——£1.16M—26y8365y
A. C. BROWN (FARMS) LIMITED→
SC030970 · est 1955
———070y8281y
ANGUS GAME PLUS LIMITED→
SC255156 · est 2003
———222y8264y
ARBUCKLE SOFT FRUIT LIMITED→
SC223757 · est 2001
———20024y8273y
ARNHALL FARMS LIMITED→
SC279661 · est 2005
———80021y8264y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
DD1 4BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KUEHNLE, Florian Nicolas Maximillian, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAIRD, David Logan→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORNTONS WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-08-08 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
CARNEGIE, Ivan James Grant→
nominee-director · ~88y · appointed 1994-08-08 · resigned 1995-01-09
Resigned
KUHNLE, Florian Nicolas Maximillian→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-02-28 · resigned 1998-02-28
Resigned
KUHNLE, Gunther Maximillian Johannes→
director · ~99y · appointed 1995-01-09 · resigned 1997-02-28
Resigned
KUHNLE, Renate Hedwig Mina, Frau→
director · ~96y · appointed 1995-01-09 · resigned 1997-02-28
Resigned
KUHNLE, Stephanie Friederike Renate→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-02-28 · resigned 1999-02-28
Resigned
MCLAREN, Elizabeth Margaret→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-02-28 · resigned 2023-08-21
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18