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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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
54 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-01➕MILLER, Sara appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-19➕PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-04-19➕HAMMOND, Timothy James appointeddirector
- 2013-04-19➖MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-04-19➖GRAHAM, John Michael Denning resigneddirector
- 2013-04-19➖MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2012-04-04➕GRAHAM, John Michael Denning appointeddirector
- 2011-12-29➖FLINT, David resigneddirector
- 2008-12-01➕FLINT, David appointeddirector
- 2008-05-01➕MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-01➖MACROBERTS-(FIRM) resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs PRODUCE SUPPLIERS LIMITED
- 2007-11-14➕MACROBERTS-(FIRM) appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-14➕MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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.
🏛️ultimate parent
Albert Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Albert Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| R.S.M. MILNE (DYKELANDS) LIMITED→ SC030118 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | — | — |
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| RJD FARMS LIMITED→ SC855979 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RYAN HOGARTH FISHING LTD→ SC608073 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| S D WEST LIMITED→ SC510850 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| SHAND FARMS LIMITED→ SC163484 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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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: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-19
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HAMMOND, Timothy James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-04-19
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MILLER, Sara→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-02-01
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MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2013-04-19
MACROBERTS-(FIRM)→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2008-05-01
FLINT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2011-12-29
GRAHAM, John Michael Denning→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2013-04-19
MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2013-04-19
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Recent filings (54 total)
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
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-08