PERTHSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

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SC262715 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-01-29

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Sept 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (36 active, 100 linked, 97 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

464 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30
Average employees	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 24 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (190 events)Click to expand

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BARCLAY, David Robert resigned
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CAMPBELL, Hector resigned
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HEEPS, Calum resigned
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CHAMBERLAIN, Hugh appointed
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CHRISTIE, Jemma appointed
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2024-11-29
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FERGUSON, Allan William appointed
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HEWITT, Liam John Raymond appointed
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2024-11-29
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MACKIE, Fiona Anne appointed
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SMITH, Cameron Derek appointed
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CHRISTIE, Adam George resigned
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DAWSON, James Calum resigned
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ERSKINE, David resigned
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2024-11-29
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GILCHRIST, Robert Alexander Findlay resigned
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SHAND, Kevin appointed
director
2023-11-02
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HEEPS, Calum appointed
director
2023-09-28
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CHAMBERLAIN, Hugh George resigned
director
2023-09-28
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HAGGART, Richard James resigned
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HOWDEN, William Francis resigned
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2023-01-01
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HOWE, Mireille appointed
director
2022-11-02
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MCLAREN, John Duff appointed
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2022-11-01
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LESLIE, Jennifer Anne appointed
secretary
2022-11-01
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CORBITT, Leanne appointed
director
2022-11-01
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KENNEDY, Jillian Lynne appointed
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KENNEDY, John Colin appointed
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-35 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

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

Evidence: BARCLAY, David Robert resigned 2025-11-13; CAMPBELL, Hector resigned 2025-11-13; HEEPS, Calum resigned 2025-11-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Phillip John Murrie Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/10/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Neil Cameron Forbesceased 30/09/2025· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-01-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

26 York Place

Perth

Perthshire

PH2 8EH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11