BENZIES FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC257127 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£3.49M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 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 £3,488,283
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£452k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3.5m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£5.2m
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.0m£2.1m£3.1m£4.2m£5.2mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.67M£3.19M
Current assets£5.23M£3.93M
Cash£451.5k£452.8k
Debtors£784.5k£768.7k
Net assets£3.49M£2.99M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-06-01
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    BENZIE, Hazel Mary appointed
    director
  12. 2021-06-01
    ➕
    DUGUID, Charles James appointed
    director
  13. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-02
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    address · AD03
  18. 2018-08-02
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  19. 2018-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-03-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2009-10-07
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    BENZIE, Ewan resigned
    director
  22. 2005-03-14
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    BENZIE, Hazel Mary appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-03-14
    ➖
    BENZIE, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BENZIES FARMING LIMITED
  25. 2003-10-06
    ➕
    BENZIE, Philip Ewan appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-06
    ➕
    BENZIE, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-10-06
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-06
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-10-06
    ➕
    BENZIE, Ewan appointed
    director
  30. 2003-10-06
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-10-06
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BENZIE" — 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Ewan Benzie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Gairnieston Farm
Turriff
AB53 5RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BENZIE, Hazel Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-14
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Active
BENZIE, Hazel Mary→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-06-01
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Active
BENZIE, Philip Ewan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUGUID, Charles James→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENZIE, Catherine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2005-03-14
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2003-10-06
Resigned
BENZIE, Ewan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2009-10-07
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2003-10-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—04/03/2015—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-18