PRODUCE SUPPLIERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC333886 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-302023-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-01
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    MILLER, Sara appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-01-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-04-19
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    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2013-04-19
    ➕
    HAMMOND, Timothy James appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-19
    ➖
    MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-04-19
    ➖
    GRAHAM, John Michael Denning resigned
    director
  21. 2013-04-19
    ➖
    MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2012-04-04
    ➕
    GRAHAM, John Michael Denning appointed
    director
  23. 2011-12-29
    ➖
    FLINT, David resigned
    director
  24. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    FLINT, David appointed
    director
  25. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-05-01
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    MACROBERTS-(FIRM) resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As PRODUCE SUPPLIERS LIMITED
  28. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MACROBERTS-(FIRM) appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

Albert Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Albert Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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PRODUCE SUPPLIERS LIMITED
This company · SC333886

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
Albert Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

C/O Pinsent Masons Llp
13 Queen's Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMOND, Timothy James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Sara→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2013-04-19
Resigned
MACROBERTS-(FIRM)→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
FLINT, David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2011-12-29
Resigned
GRAHAM, John Michael Denning→
director · ~82y · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2013-04-19
Resigned
MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2013-04-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14