SCOTTISH AGRONOMY RESEARCH LIMITED

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SC162414 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1995-12-28

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 28.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 0141

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.4y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (14 active, 34 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

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CLARK, James Scott resigned
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2009-04-23
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DAWSON, Gregory appointed
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LAWRIE, George Templeton appointed
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2007-02-26
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BINNIE, Brian George Kinnear resigned
director
2006-07-11
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COLVILLE, David Alastair resigned
director
2006-07-05
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MILNE, Alan resigned
director
2006-06-30
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RAMSAY, Robert Nicholas resigned
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2006-06-22
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SCOBIE, Allen Mcleod resigned
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2006-03-09
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CARGILL, James Argo resigned
director
2006-02-23
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GILCHRIST, Andrew appointed
secretary
2006-02-23
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PHILLIPS, William Huw resigned
secretary
2006-02-23
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PHILLIPS, William Huw resigned
director
2004-07-31
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BLACK, Robert William appointed
director
2004-07-31
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GRAY, Henry Stewart resigned
director
2004-07-31
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SMITH, Alexander Allan resigned
director
2003-08-01
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ANDERSON, Eric appointed
director
2003-05-29
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CHRISTIE, Adam George appointed
director
2003-05-29
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GILCHRIST, Andrew appointed
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2003-05-29
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BINNIE, Brian George Kinnear appointed
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2003-05-29
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BROWN, Richard Rennie resigned
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2003-05-29
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CLARK, James Scott appointed
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2003-05-29
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COLVILLE, David Alastair appointed
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2003-05-29
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RAMSAY, Robert Nicholas appointed
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2003-05-29
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SCOBIE, Allen Mcleod appointed
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-11-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1995-12-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC0141 — SIC 0141

Registered office

Arlary Farm

Milnathort

Kinross

Fife

KY13 9SJ

Filing status

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Last made up to: 2009-07-31

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