R&A TURRIFF CONTRACTORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC242021 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,592
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,595 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 111% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.5k | £74.0k |
| Current assets | — | £16.4k |
| Debtors | £20.8k | £16.4k |
| Net assets | £-1.6k | £14.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-04➖TURRIFF, Albert James resignedsecretary
- 2023-01-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-01➕TURRIFF, Raymond Alistair James appointeddirector
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs R&A TURRIFF CONTRACTORS LTD
- 2003-01-09➕TURRIFF, Albert James appointeddirector
- 2003-01-09➕TURRIFF, Albert James appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-09➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-01-09➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "TURRIFF" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Raymond Alistair James Turriff Individual · British · DOB 02/1996 · age 30 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Albert James Turriffceased 06/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
27 Finlayson Street
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9JQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
TURRIFF, Albert James→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURRIFF, Raymond Alistair James→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURRIFF, Albert James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2023-01-04
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-09
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-09
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29