SANDYSTONES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC276553 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-26

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 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.59M

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.6y

60/100

clean up first

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

· Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,590,099

Cash YoY

+1%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£747k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£1.6m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1.3m

↑ 8.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2.99M	£3.03M
Current assets	£1.32M	£1.22M
Cash	£746.7k	£742.9k
Debtors	£170.3k	£144.9k
Net assets	£1.59M	£1.58M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-24
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-06-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2025-04-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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LEE, Hugo Knyvett appointed
director
2023-04-27
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LEE, Jessica Rose Maskell appointed
director
2023-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-03-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-08
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-03-08
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-11-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2021-09-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2004-11-26
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Company incorporated
As SANDYSTONES LTD
2004-11-26
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LEE, Philippa Mary appointed
secretary
2004-11-26
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LEE, Guy Knyvett appointed
director
2004-11-26
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LEE, Philippa Mary appointed
director
2004-11-26
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-26
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 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 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LEE, Hugo Knyvett (same surname) appointed 2023-04-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Hugo Knyvett Lee Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	16/02/2022
Mrs Philippa Mary Lee Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Guy Knyvett Lee Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Philippa Mary Leeceased 16/02/2022· significant influence
Mr Guy Knyvett Leeceased 16/02/2022· significant influence
Mr Hugo Knyvett Leeceased 01/01/2019· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2004-11-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Sandystones Farm, Ancrum

Jedburgh

Roxburghshire

TD8 6UP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-08

Last: 2025-09-24