N & N FOOT TRIMMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC336236 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-15

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01629

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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2024-12-21
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2024-01-16
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2024-01-16
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2023-12-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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accounts · AA
2020-08-10
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officers · AP01
2020-03-18
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ANDREW, Lorna appointed
director
2019-12-27
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-12-23
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accounts · AA
2016-02-01
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-05
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accounts · AA
2010-06-07
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MCFARLANE, Lorna appointed
secretary
2010-06-07
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CAUL, Sandra resigned
secretary
2010-06-07
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CAUL, Neil resigned
director
2010-06-07
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CAUL, Sandra resigned
director
2008-01-15
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Company incorporated
As N & N FOOT TRIMMING LIMITED
2008-01-15
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ANDREW, Nikolas appointed
director
2008-01-15
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CAUL, Sandra appointed
secretary
2008-01-15
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-01-15
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-01-15
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CAUL, Neil appointed
director
2008-01-15
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CAUL, Sandra appointed
director
2008-01-15
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-01-15
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nikolas Andrew Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	15/01/2017
Mrs Lorna Andrew Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/03/2019

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

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LOWER LETHAM LIMITED→ SC296628 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
MONCREIFFE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC255181 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
NEWTYLE SALMON FISHING LIMITED→ SC771756 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
NORTHERN LIGHT CONSULTING LTD→ SC451484 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
OLD CASTLE WOOD LIMITED→ SC271181 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
OLD FARGIE POTATO BREEDING CO LIMITED→ SC422184 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
PERTHSHIRE FORESTRY SERVICES LTD→ SC831160 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
PETER C GREWAR (POTATOES) LIMITED→ SC062799 · est 1977 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	48y	—	—
PETER MCARTHUR LIMITED→ SC832522 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
PITMEADOW FARM LIMITED→ SC687584 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
R AND I LEADBETTER LTD→ SC539403 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
R B R TANNER LIMITED→ SC547494 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-01-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

Drumellie Farm

Essendy

Blairgowrie

PH10 6RA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-29

Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MCFARLANE, Lorna→

secretary · appointed 2010-06-07

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Active

ANDREW, Lorna→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-03-18

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Active

ANDREW, Nikolas→

director · ~41y · appointed 2008-01-15

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Active

CAUL, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2010-06-07

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2008-01-15

Resigned

CAUL, Neil→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2010-06-07

Resigned

CAUL, Sandra→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2010-06-07

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2008-01-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-16

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-01-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-08-10