LAW FARMERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC189865 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-30

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities for crop production

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-12-10
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2023-09-19
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2023-09-19
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2023-07-03
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2023-07-01
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LOGAN, James John appointed
secretary
2023-07-01
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LOGAN, Hamish William John appointed
director
2023-07-01
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TAIT, Vicky Hazel appointed
director
2023-07-01
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NEILLANS, David resigned
secretary
2023-07-01
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NEILLANS, David resigned
director
2022-12-23
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2022-12-14
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2022-01-05
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2021-10-18
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2021-03-30
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SIMPSON, Robert William resigned
director
2021-03-29
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GRANT-SUTTIE, James resigned
director
1998-09-30
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Company incorporated
As LAW FARMERS LIMITED
1998-09-30
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LOGAN, James John appointed
director
1998-09-30
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TAIT, Tom James appointed
director
1998-09-30
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NEILLANS, David appointed
secretary
1998-09-30
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GRANT-SUTTIE, James appointed
director
1998-09-30
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NEILLANS, David appointed
director
1998-09-30
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SIMPSON, Robert William appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TAIT, Vicky Hazel (same surname) appointed 2023-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James John Logan Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest	19/09/2023
Mr Tom James Tait Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest	19/09/2023

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr James Grant-Suttieceased 30/09/2017· significant influence
Messrs T G Tait & Sonsceased 30/09/2017· significant influence
Messrs J H Youngerceased 30/09/2017· significant influence
Messrs W M Loganceased 28/09/2017· significant influence
Messrs W J Simpson & Sonceased 28/09/2017· significant influence

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

Incorporated1998-09-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Athelstaneford Mains

Athelstaneford

North Berwick

East Lothian

EH39 5BH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30