NEILSON FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC346275 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-09➕NEILSON, Glen Stewart appointeddirector
- 2025-07-09➕NEILSON, Grant Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-07-09➖NEILSON, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs NEILSON FARMS LIMITED
- 2008-07-29➕NEILSON, Hugh appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-29➕NEILSON, Hugh appointeddirector
- 2008-07-29➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-29➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-29➕NEILSON, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2008-07-29➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-29➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NEILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Hugh Neilson Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Thomas Neilsonceased 09/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Park Farm Auldhouse
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 0QL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
NEILSON, Glen Stewart→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-07-09
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NEILSON, Grant Thomas→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-07-09
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NEILSON, Hugh→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-07-29
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-29 · resigned 2008-07-29
NEILSON, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2008-07-29 · resigned 2025-07-09
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-07-29 · resigned 2008-07-29
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10