TURFFIT LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC282220 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 19.4y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-12-11
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    BANNISTER, Kevin appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2023-05-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-10-18
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    BAIRD, Roderick David resigned
    director
  14. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-02-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2007-03-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2006-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  22. 2005-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As TURFFIT LTD.
  23. 2005-03-29
    ➕
    BAIRD, William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-03-29
    ➕
    BAIRD, William appointed
    director
  25. 2005-03-29
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-03-29
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-03-29
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    BAIRD, Roderick David appointed
    director
  28. 2005-03-29
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-03-29
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Turffit Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Turffit Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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TURFFIT LTD.
This company · SC282220

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Turffit Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Roderick David Bairdceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares
  • William Bairdceased 29/10/2024· 50-75% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Levenmouth Steadings
Scotlandwell
Kinross-Shire
KY13 9JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BAIRD, William→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIRD, William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANNISTER, Kevin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2005-03-29
Resigned
BAIRD, Roderick David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2022-10-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2005-03-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property14/03/2007—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property20/12/200626/05/2023
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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31