GEORTH FARMS

🌳Matureactive
SC270361 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2004-07-07
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 21.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-07-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  2. 2014-07-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  3. 2013-11-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2013-11-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  5. 2013-07-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2012-08-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2011-08-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2010-07-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2009-08-04
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  10. 2008-08-11
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  11. 2007-08-02
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  12. 2006-08-16
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  13. 2005-08-01
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  14. 2004-09-21
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    legacy
    mortgage · 410(Scot)
  15. 2004-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2004-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As GEORTH FARMS
  17. 2004-07-07
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    SCOTT, Dorothy Muir appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-07-07
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    SCOTT, Allan Gordon appointed
    director
  19. 2004-07-07
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    SCOTT, Dorothy Muir appointed
    director
  20. 2004-07-07
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    SCOTT, Gordon Spence appointed
    director
  21. 2004-07-07
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Spence Scott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Dorothy Muir Scott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Allan Gordon Scott
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2004-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Georth
Evie
Orkney
KW17 2PJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, Dorothy Muir→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-07
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SCOTT, Allan Gordon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-07-07
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SCOTT, Dorothy Muir→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-07-07
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Active
SCOTT, Gordon Spence→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-07-07
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/11/2013—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/09/2004—
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Recent filings (24 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-07-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-07-18
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-14
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mortgage · MR01
2013-11-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-08-17