KINTYRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

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SC233565 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-07-02

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

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year to Oct 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

79 officers (4 active, 79 linked, 73 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

217 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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	1400	1600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (178 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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address · AD01
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BARBOUR, Andrew Graham resigned
director
2025-07-04
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BARBOUR, Craig Neil resigned
director
2025-07-04
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CURRIE, Stuart Colin resigned
director
2025-07-04
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GEMMILL, Harry Arthur resigned
director
2025-07-04
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GRUMOLI, Paul resigned
director
2025-07-04
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HERRATY, Stuart Paul resigned
director
2025-07-04
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MCCALLUM, Colin Alexander resigned
director
2025-07-04
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MCCONNACHIE, Stuart Bruce resigned
director
2025-07-04
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MCCRINDLE, Richard resigned
director
2025-07-04
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MCEACHRAN, Elizabeth Myfanwy Sherwood resigned
director
2025-07-04
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MCLACHLAN, Scot resigned
director
2025-07-04
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PIRIE, John resigned
director
2025-07-04
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SEMPLE, John resigned
director
2025-01-31
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accounts · AA
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2025-01-20
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BATEMAN, John Richard resigned
director
2025-01-20
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GRUMOLI, Paul appointed
director
2025-01-20
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MAYBERRY, Michael Vincent resigned
director
2025-01-20
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MCCONNACHIE, Stuart Bruce appointed
director
2024-07-20
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officers · AP01
2024-07-11
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CURRIE, Stuart Colin appointed
director
2024-02-23
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2024-02-16
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RONALD, Malcolm Mcarthur resigned
director
2023-05-16
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SEMPLE, John appointed
director
2023-01-09
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JOHNSTON, Archibald James resigned
director
2023-01-09
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MCCRINDLE, Richard appointed
director
2023-01-09
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MCKENDRICK, Andrew Menzies resigned
director
2023-01-09
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MCLACHLAN, Scot appointed
director
2022-06-14
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BARBOUR, Craig Neil appointed
director
2022-05-16
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FERGUSON, Robert Iain Grieve appointed
secretary
2022-05-16
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CURACH LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary

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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 med ·

13 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BARBOUR, Andrew Graham resigned 2025-07-04; BARBOUR, Craig Neil resigned 2025-07-04; CURRIE, Stuart Colin resigned 2025-07-04

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Kintara

Campbeltown

PA28 6PF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (4 active · 75 resigned)

FERGUSON, Robert Iain Grieve→

secretary · appointed 2022-05-16

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Active

ARMOUR, John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-01-11

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Active

MACPHAIL, Callum David→

director · ~33y · appointed 2014-01-07

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Active

MCKENDRICK, Ian Dugald→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-21

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Active

CURACH LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2022-05-16

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-07-02

Resigned

STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2018-01-29

Resigned

ARMOUR, Archibald→

director · ~55y · appointed 2012-01-09 · resigned 2015-01-05

Resigned

ARMOUR, John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2004-01-12

Resigned

BARBOUR, Andrew Graham→

director · ~31y · appointed 2021-01-12 · resigned 2025-07-04

Resigned

BARBOUR, Angus Iain→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2016-01-19

Resigned

BARBOUR, Craig Neil→

director · ~31y · appointed 2022-06-14 · resigned 2025-07-04

Resigned

BARBOUR, David→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2005-01-05

Resigned

BARR, Robert Hunter→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-01-06 · resigned 2017-01-23

Resigned

BATEMAN, John Richard→

director · ~33y · appointed 2020-03-13 · resigned 2025-01-20

Resigned

CASKIE, Gordon Neil→

director · ~92y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2006-01-09

Resigned

COLVILLE, David Wares Roderick→

director · ~79y · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2013-01-08

Resigned

CURRIE, Stuart Colin→

director · ~34y · appointed 2024-07-11 · resigned 2025-07-04

Resigned

DAVIES, Gareth→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2012-01-09

Resigned

DAVIES, Trefor Elfryn→

director · ~85y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2004-01-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (217 total)

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address · AD01

2026-03-17

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accounts · AA

2026-01-14

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-20