LINKSFIELD LAND DRAINAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC177497 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 4.5y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£67k£133k£200k£267k£334kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£221.0k
Current assets—£333.6k
Cash—£156.1k
Debtors—£171.6k
Net assets—£166.3k
Average employees0—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2022-12-20
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  5. 2022-12-15
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  6. 2022-03-14
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  7. 2022-03-14
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  8. 2022-03-14
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  9. 2022-03-14
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  10. 2022-03-14
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  11. 2022-03-14
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  12. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-09
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  14. 2021-11-05
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  15. 2021-11-05
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  19. 2021-11-05
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    officers · TM02
  20. 2021-11-04
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    DICK, Carol, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  21. 2021-11-04
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    DICK, Carol, Mrs. appointed
    director
  22. 2021-11-04
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    DICK, Leslie Milne resigned
    secretary
  23. 2021-11-04
    ➖
    DICK, Jamie Taylor resigned
    director
  24. 2021-11-04
    ➖
    DICK, Leslie Milne, Mr. resigned
    director
  25. 2021-11-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2021-09-08
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  27. 2021-09-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  28. 2020-08-01
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    DICK, Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. resigned
    director
  29. 2008-12-01
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    DICK, William, Mr. appointed
    director
  30. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    DICK, Jamie Taylor appointed
    director
  31. 1998-10-19
    ➖
    DICK, Jamie Taylor resigned
    director
  32. 1998-10-19
    ➖
    DICK, William resigned
    director
  33. 1997-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As LINKSFIELD LAND DRAINAGE LIMITED
  34. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    DICK, Leslie Milne appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1997-07-24
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1997-07-24
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    DICK, Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. appointed
    director
  38. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    DICK, Jamie Taylor appointed
    director
  39. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    DICK, Leslie Milne, Mr. appointed
    director
  40. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    DICK, William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
Mrs. Carol Dick
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/08/2021
Mr. William Dick
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jamie Taylor Dickceased 14/08/2021· board control
  • Mr. Leslie Milne Dickceased 12/08/2021· board control
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Dickceased 04/08/2020· board control

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
Incorporated1997-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Linkfield Farm,
Airth
Falkirk
FK2 8QT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

DICK, Carol, Mrs.→
secretary · appointed 2021-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICK, Carol, Mrs.→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-11-04
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Active
DICK, William, Mr.→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICK, Leslie Milne→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 2021-11-04
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1997-07-24
Resigned
DICK, Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs.→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned
DICK, Jamie Taylor→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2021-11-04
Resigned
DICK, Jamie Taylor→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1998-10-19
Resigned
DICK, Leslie Milne, Mr.→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 2021-11-04
Resigned
DICK, William→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1998-10-19
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
A registered charge—03/11/2021—
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Recent filings (102 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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accounts · AA01
2022-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-14