J & A CURRIE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC213120 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-23

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£262.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £262,162

Cash YoY

+29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£178k

↑ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£262k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£312k

↑ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£355.1k	£304.6k
Current assets	£311.9k	£211.6k
Cash	£177.7k	£137.5k
Debtors	£100.5k	£33.5k
Net assets	£262.2k	£215.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-06-26
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2023-06-28
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2022-07-19
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2021-06-25
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2020-06-17
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2019-06-28
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2018-06-25
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2017-06-29
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2016-06-29
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2015-12-17
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2015-06-25
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2014-12-03
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2014-06-27
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2013-11-25
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2009-11-11
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PEACOCK, John Richard resigned
director
2007-02-19
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CURRIE, Aileen Connell appointed
secretary
2007-02-19
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PEACOCK, Jessie Lyle resigned
secretary
2007-02-19
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PEACOCK, Jessie Lyle resigned
director
2000-11-23
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Company incorporated
As J & A CURRIE LIMITED
2000-11-23
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CURRIE, Aileen Connell appointed
director
2000-11-23
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CURRIE, John Linton appointed
director
2000-11-23
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PEACOCK, Jessie Lyle appointed
secretary
2000-11-23
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-23
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-23
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PEACOCK, Jessie Lyle appointed
director
2000-11-23
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PEACOCK, John Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 "CURRIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Aileen Connell Currie Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-11-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Abercorn House

79 Renfrew Road

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA3 4DA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-07

Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CURRIE, Aileen Connell→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-19

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Active

CURRIE, Aileen Connell→

director · ~50y · appointed 2000-11-23

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Active

CURRIE, John Linton→

director · ~50y · appointed 2000-11-23

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Active

PEACOCK, Jessie Lyle→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2007-02-19

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2000-11-23

Resigned

PEACOCK, Jessie Lyle→

director · ~84y · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2007-02-19

Resigned

PEACOCK, John Richard→

director · ~81y · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2009-11-11

Resigned

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