MORAY FARMERS MARKET LIMITED

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SC221228 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-07-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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.

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-01-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-12-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-10-20
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    WILLIAMSON, Michael James Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2008-03-20
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Christina Isabella Mary resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-20
    ➖
    WHYTE, Annchen Elfi Helene resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-20
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Beryl Edith Mary resigned
    director
  21. 2007-01-12
    ➖
    RODWAY, Pamela resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-21
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    CLARKE, James Durno resigned
    director
  23. 2006-08-21
    ➖
    MICHIE, George Grant resigned
    director
  24. 2006-01-05
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, George resigned
    director
  25. 2006-01-05
    ➖
    HOSSACK, Roma Leonora resigned
    director
  26. 2005-12-16
    ➖
    WILSON, Fiona Mary resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-11-17
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Christina Isabella Mary appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-11-17
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Beryl Edith Mary appointed
    director
  29. 2005-01-25
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Michael James Edward appointed
    director
  30. 2005-01-01
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, George appointed
    director
  31. 2003-11-26
    ➖
    MACPHERSON, Molly resigned
    director
  32. 2003-04-15
    ➖
    GIBSON, Susan Clare resigned
    director
  33. 2001-12-05
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    WHYTE, Annchen Elfi Helene appointed
    director
  34. 2001-09-12
    ➕
    BOYNE, Alasdair Robert Bethune appointed
    director
  35. 2001-09-12
    ➕
    GIBSON, Susan Clare appointed
    director
  36. 2001-09-12
    ➕
    HOSSACK, Roma Leonora appointed
    director
  37. 2001-09-12
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Molly appointed
    director
  38. 2001-09-12
    ➕
    RODWAY, Pamela appointed
    director
  39. 2001-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As MORAY FARMERS MARKET LIMITED
  40. 2001-07-13
    ➕
    WILSON, Fiona Mary appointed
    secretary
  41. 2001-07-13
    ➕
    CLARKE, James Durno appointed
    director
  42. 2001-07-13
    ➕
    MICHIE, George Grant appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair Robert Bethune Boyne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Land Street
New Elgin
Elgin
IV30 6BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

BOYNE, Alasdair Robert Bethune→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Christina Isabella Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-17 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
WILSON, Fiona Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2005-12-16
Resigned
CLARKE, James Durno→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2006-08-21
Resigned
DAVIDSON, George→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2006-01-05
Resigned
GIBSON, Susan Clare→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
HOSSACK, Roma Leonora→
director · ~89y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2006-01-05
Resigned
MACPHERSON, Molly→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2003-11-26
Resigned
MICHIE, George Grant→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2006-08-21
Resigned
RODWAY, Pamela→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2007-01-12
Resigned
WHYTE, Annchen Elfi Helene→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Beryl Edith Mary→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-11-17 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Michael James Edward→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2008-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-03