G.F. FARQUHAR (FARMS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC250857 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£132.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 94120Activities of professional membership organisations
  • 94200Activities of trade unions
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £132,610
Net assets shrinking
Down £493 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 82% YoY
Cash YoY
-82%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£550
↓ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£133k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£53k£80k£106k£133kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£185.7k£192.9k
Current assets£11.4k£13.6k
Cash£550£3.1k
Debtors£10.8k£10.5k
Net assets£132.6k£133.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-03-25
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  4. 2024-02-19
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  5. 2024-02-19
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  6. 2024-01-25
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  7. 2023-03-28
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  8. 2022-02-18
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  9. 2021-03-25
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  10. 2020-03-30
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  11. 2019-10-25
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  12. 2019-03-26
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  13. 2018-03-13
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  14. 2017-03-22
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  15. 2016-06-27
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  16. 2016-04-05
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-28
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    FARQUHAR, Gavin appointed
    director
  18. 2008-03-31
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2007-05-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2006-04-03
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    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-04-03
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    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-10-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2004-11-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2003-06-25
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    MOUNTFORD, Graham Harold appointed
    director
  25. 2003-06-25
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    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As G.F. FARQUHAR (FARMS) LIMITED
  27. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +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 "FARQUHAR" — 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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Farquhar
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-03
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Active
FARQUHAR, Gavin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-02-28
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Active
MOUNTFORD, Graham Harold→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2006-04-03
Resigned
LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2003-06-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property31/03/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property30/05/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/10/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/11/2004—
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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15