COLBEGGIE FRUITS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC259106 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-11
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
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-24
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    BARRIE, Hope Alexandra appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-05
    ➕
    BARRIE, Austin Crichton appointed
    director
  12. 2019-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-02-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2009-11-23
    ➖
    BARRIE, Anita Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2003-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLBEGGIE FRUITS LIMITED
  21. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    BARRIE, William Andrew appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    BARRIE, William Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-11-11
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    BARRIE, Anita Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BARRIE, Hope Alexandra (same surname) appointed 2022-08-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 William Andrew Barrie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BARRIE, William Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-11
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Active
BARRIE, Austin Crichton→
director · ~27y · appointed 2019-03-05
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Active
BARRIE, Hope Alexandra→
director · ~22y · appointed 2022-08-24
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Active
BARRIE, William Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-11-11
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-11 · resigned 2003-11-11
Resigned
BARRIE, Anita Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-11-11 · resigned 2009-11-23
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—12/02/2015—
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Recent filings (59 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13