BLACK ISLE FARMERS' SOCIETY

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SC219601 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-05-29

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

45 officers (12 active, 45 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2026-02-06
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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accounts · AA
2026-01-01
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MACPHERSON, Grant appointed
director
2025-02-21
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officers · AP01
2025-01-21
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officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
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officers · TM01
2025-01-01
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MACIVER, George Alexander appointed
director
2025-01-01
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MACIVER, Norman James appointed
director
2025-01-01
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MACLENNAN, Suzanne Kathleen appointed
director
2024-12-31
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GAMMIE, Andrew Davidson resigned
director
2024-12-31
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MCCALLUM, Isobel resigned
director
2024-12-31
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MCKENZIE, David John Shaw resigned
director
2024-12-31
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MCKENZIE, Freida resigned
director
2024-10-29
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officers · AP03
2024-10-08
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MACKINTOSH, Fiona Margaret appointed
secretary
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-29
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GRANT, Amy appointed
director
2023-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-14
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officers · AP01
2023-04-14
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officers · AP01
2023-03-15
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CAMERON, James Munro appointed
director
2023-03-15
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MACIVER, Derek Henderson appointed
director
2023-03-15
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NICOL, Craig Cameron appointed
director
2023-01-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
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MAIR, James Gavin appointed
director
2022-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-14
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FRASER, Donald Maclean resigned
director
2022-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-07
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MACKENZIE, Donna resigned
director
2020-12-31
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MACLEOD, Donald Stewart resigned
director
2020-08-31
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MACKENZIE, Roderick Thomas resigned
secretary
2020-03-11
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HENDERSON, Tom appointed
director
2020-03-11
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MACLEOD, Brian Dawson appointed
director
2020-03-11
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MACKENZIE, Donna appointed
director
2020-01-15
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GRANT, Amy resigned
director
2019-12-31
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MACKENZIE, Stephen resigned
director
2019-01-02
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GRANT, Amy appointed
director
2018-12-31
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CAMERON, Andrew Morrison resigned
director
2018-12-31
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MACRAE, Elaine resigned
director
2018-05-02
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FRASER, Donald Maclean appointed
director
2018-05-02
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GAMMIE, Andrew Davidson appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 101 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2001-05-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Metropolitan House

31-33 High Street

Inverness

IV1 1HT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-21

Last: 2025-05-07