KAMES DAIRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC155163 · ltd · incorporated 1994-12-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£4.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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 13.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
103 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 £4,850,373
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,221 YoY
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£597k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£4.9m
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£982k£2.0m£2.9m£3.9m£4.9mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-282024-05-28
Total assets£4.87M£4.94M
Current assets£1.78M£1.79M
Cash£596.7k£785.0k
Debtors£1.06M£862.2k
Net assets£4.85M£4.91M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-07-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-07-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-03-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2021-03-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-01
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    PLATT, David Alastair Creagh appointed
    secretary
  16. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Richard Anthony resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-07-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-01
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Richard Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-06-01
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    WEMYSS, Andrew Gerrard resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-11-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    JENKINSON, Oliver John appointed
    director
  25. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    JENKINSON, Dermot Julian appointed
    director
  26. 2007-02-21
    ➖
    MENZIES, John Maxwell resigned
    director
  27. 1995-02-02
    ➕
    JENKINSON, Miranda Jane appointed
    director
  28. 1995-02-02
    ➕
    WEMYSS, Andrew Gerrard appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-02-02
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-02-02
    ➕
    MENZIES, John Maxwell appointed
    director
  31. 1995-02-02
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1994-12-28
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    Company incorporated
    As KAMES DAIRIES LIMITED
  33. 1994-12-28
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1994-12-28
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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 31 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oliver John Jenkinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest20/09/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Oliver John Jenkinsonceased 20/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mrs Miranda Jane Jenkinsonceased 20/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-12-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Fbr Seed
Rose Lane
Kelso
Roxburghshire
TD5 7AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

PLATT, David Alastair Creagh→
secretary · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINSON, Dermot Julian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINSON, Miranda Jane→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINSON, Oliver John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMITAGE, Richard Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
WEMYSS, Andrew Gerrard→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-02 · resigned 2018-06-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-12-28 · resigned 1995-02-02
Resigned
MENZIES, John Maxwell→
director · ~100y · appointed 1995-02-02 · resigned 2007-02-21
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-12-28 · resigned 1995-02-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property26/11/2012—
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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01