HARRIS FARMS LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC316616 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-15

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 19.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities for crop production

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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

3 live charges · oldest 19.3y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.3 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2020-06-03
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2019-12-06
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2016-03-10
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2016-03-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-10-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-03-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-02-15
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Company incorporated
As HARRIS FARMS LTD
2007-02-15
➕
HARRIS, Gordon William appointed
secretary
2007-02-15
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HARRIS, Alan Keith appointed
director
2007-02-15
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HARRIS, Colin William appointed
director
2007-02-15
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HARRIS, Gordon William appointed
director
2007-02-15
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HARRIS, Steven Gordon, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARRIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gordon William Harris Individual · British · DOB 02/1945 · age 81	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-02-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

29, Lintrose

Coupar Angus

Blairgowrie

Perthshire

PH13 9LJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

HARRIS, Gordon William→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-15

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HARRIS, Alan Keith→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-02-15

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HARRIS, Colin William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-02-15

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HARRIS, Gordon William→

director · ~81y · appointed 2007-02-15

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HARRIS, Steven Gordon, Dr→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-02-15

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	28/11/2011	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	06/10/2011	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	21/03/2007	—

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