STIRLING POTATOES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC192529 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10310SIC 10310
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
93 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£605k£1.2m£1.8m£2.4m£3.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£3.91M
Current assets—£3.02M
Cash—£781.9k
Debtors—£1.88M
Net assets—£2.53M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-01-16
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-02
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  6. 2024-12-30
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  7. 2024-12-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-12-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  9. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-06-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-06-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2024-04-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-07-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  21. 2008-05-28
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    STIRLING, Alexander Kirkwood resigned
    director
  22. 2008-05-25
    ➖
    STIRLING, David William resigned
    director
  23. 2008-05-25
    ➖
    STIRLING, Iain Anderson resigned
    director
  24. 2008-05-23
    ➖
    STIRLING, John Alexander resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-05-23
    ➖
    STIRLING, John Alexander resigned
    director
  26. 2008-04-05
    ➕
    STIRLING, Anita Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-04-05
    ➕
    STIRLING, Anita Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2006-05-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2002-01-15
    ➕
    STIRLING, John Alexander appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-01-15
    ➖
    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1999-02-12
    ➕
    STIRLING, Andrew James appointed
    director
  32. 1999-02-12
    ➖
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 1999-02-12
    ➕
    STIRLING, Alexander Kirkwood appointed
    director
  34. 1999-02-12
    ➕
    STIRLING, David William appointed
    director
  35. 1999-02-12
    ➕
    STIRLING, Iain Anderson appointed
    director
  36. 1999-02-12
    ➕
    STIRLING, John Alexander appointed
    director
  37. 1999-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STIRLING POTATOES LIMITED
  38. 1999-01-14
    ➕
    THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 1999-01-14
    ➕
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STIRLING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 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

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)

Group structure

The Stirling Group (Scotland) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Stirling Group (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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STIRLING POTATOES LIMITED
This company · SC192529

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Stirling Group (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew James Stirlingceased 01/05/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

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8 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
Incorporated1999-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Upper Dysart Farm
Montrose
Angus
DD10 9TQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

STIRLING, Anita Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STIRLING, Andrew James→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-02-12
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Active
STIRLING, Anita Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STIRLING, John Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2008-05-23
Resigned
THORNTONS WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-01-14 · resigned 2002-01-15
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-14 · resigned 1999-02-12
Resigned
STIRLING, Alexander Kirkwood→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-02-12 · resigned 2008-05-28
Resigned
STIRLING, David William→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-02-12 · resigned 2008-05-25
Resigned
STIRLING, Iain Anderson→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-02-12 · resigned 2008-05-25
Resigned
STIRLING, John Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-02-12 · resigned 2008-05-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge1 property23/12/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge2 properties07/06/2024—
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge1 property08/07/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/05/2006—
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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-02
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-12-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16