ARDOCH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC263421 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-02-12

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£30.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

57 officers (15 active, 57 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

183 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £30,526

Net assets shrinking

Down £709 YoY

Cash YoY

-9%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£27k

↓ 9.2% YoY

Net Worth

£31k

↓ 2.3% YoY

Current Assets

£28k

↓ 7.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£30.5k	£31.2k
Current assets	£27.8k	£30.1k
Cash	£27.2k	£30.0k
Debtors	£553	£87
Net assets	£30.5k	£31.2k

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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BOXER, Michael Paul resigned
director
2026-04-16
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-15
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officers · AP01
2024-12-03
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WILSON, Ewan Ross appointed
director
2024-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-17
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officers · CH01
2024-02-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-12
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MOAR, James Wood resigned
director
2023-12-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-04
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officers · AP01
2023-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-28
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KERON, Peter William James resigned
director
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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MARTIN, Angela Helen appointed
director
2022-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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officers · AP01
2021-11-29
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RATTRAY, Paul David appointed
director
2019-12-02
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RATTRAY, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2019-12-02
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MACKIE, Rebecca resigned
secretary
2019-01-22
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LAMBIE, Scott John appointed
director
2019-01-21
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THOMSON, Stuart appointed
director
2017-02-28
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PRENTICE, James appointed
director
2017-02-24
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NISBET, Amanda Dawn resigned
director
2015-12-07
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MILLS, Fraser appointed
director
2015-12-07
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SMITH, Alistair appointed
director
2014-12-01
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BAXENDINE, Roseanna Newton resigned
secretary
2014-12-01
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MACKIE, Rebecca appointed
secretary
2013-12-01
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ROEBUCK, Fiona Campbell resigned
director
2013-04-01
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BAXENDINE, Roseanna Newton appointed
secretary
2013-04-01
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BUTLER, Sarah resigned
secretary
2013-04-01
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ADAMSON, David John resigned
director
2013-04-01
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BLACK, Ian Clark resigned
director
2013-04-01
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MAITLAND GARDNER, Colin David resigned
director
2012-03-01
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BUTLER, Sarah appointed
secretary
2012-02-28
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WILKINS, Hannah Louise Alison resigned
secretary
2011-11-28
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BROWN, Davina resigned
director
2011-11-28
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GUTHRIE, Kirsty resigned
director
2011-11-28
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SIMPSON, Michael resigned
director
2011-11-28
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STEWART, Ian resigned
director
2011-11-28
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WOODS, David resigned
director
2010-12-13
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ROBERTS, James William appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 120 events

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

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ewan Ross Wilson Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1990 · age 36	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/12/2025

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Angela Helen Martinceased 01/12/2025· significant influence
Mr Paul David Rattrayceased 03/12/2024· significant influence
Mr Scott John Lambieceased 04/12/2023· significant influence
Mr Stuart Thomsonceased 05/12/2022· significant influence
Mr James Prenticeceased 29/11/2021· significant influence
Mr Fraser Millsceased 03/12/2018· significant influence
Mr James William Robertsceased 04/12/2017· 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

Incorporated2004-02-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

West Park Farm

Auchterarder

PH3 1NS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-26

Last: 2026-02-12