ALTNAHARRA ESTATE LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
SC228455 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-25
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 7.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £273,543

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Profit before tax£273.5k£424.6k
Average employees8800

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    BUCHAN FCMA CGMA, Derek resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-02-19
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  4. 2026-02-18
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  5. 2026-02-18
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    officers · RP01AP01
  6. 2026-02-18
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    officers · RP01AP01
  7. 2026-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2021-03-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-02-10
    ➕
    GRAY, James Joshua appointed
    director
  21. 2021-02-10
    ➕
    GRAY, Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2021-02-10
    ➕
    PHILPOT, Marie Frances appointed
    director
  23. 2021-02-10
    ➖
    GRAY, James resigned
    director
  24. 2021-01-14
    ➖
    GRAY, Norma resigned
    director
  25. 2020-12-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Creag Riabhach Wind Farm LTD
  26. 2020-06-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2020-06-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2018-08-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Creag Riabhach Wind Farm LTD
  29. 2018-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Creag Riabhach Wind Farm LTD
  30. 2013-02-08
    ➕
    BUCHAN FCMA CGMA, Derek appointed
    secretary
  31. 2013-02-07
    ➖
    GRAY, Marie Francis resigned
    secretary
  32. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    GRAY, Marie Francis appointed
    secretary
  33. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    GRAY, James appointed
    director
  35. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    GRAY, Norma appointed
    director
  36. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2002-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTNAHARRA ESTATE LIMITED
  39. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Joshua Gray
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/02/2021
Mrs Marie Frances Philpot
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/02/2021
Mr Peter Gray
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Grayceased 10/02/2021· 75-100% shares

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Broadlands
Memsie
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 7AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

GRAY, James Joshua→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILPOT, Marie Frances→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN FCMA CGMA, Derek→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2026-04-30
Resigned
GRAY, Marie Francis→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2013-02-07
Resigned
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
GRAY, James→
director · ~92y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2021-02-10
Resigned
GRAY, Norma→
director · ~90y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2021-01-14
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm LTD
A registered charge1 property11/12/2020—
satisfied
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm LTD
A registered charge4 properties03/08/201802/06/2020
satisfied
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm LTD
A registered charge—01/08/201802/06/2020
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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-19
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-18
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-18
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-30