SCOTTISH NATIONAL FAT STOCK CLUB

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SC363659 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-08-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01420SIC 01420
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
73 officers (27 active, 73 linked, 72 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
168 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (140 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-07
    IRELAND, Andrew appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-11-30
    J & H MITCHELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2024-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-05-09
    ERSKINE, David appointed
    director
  16. 2024-05-09
    HYSLOP, Daniel John appointed
    director
  17. 2024-05-09
    MCALISTER, Emma Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2024-05-09
    WHYTE, Gary Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2024-05-09
    THOMSON, Gilbert resigned
    director
  20. 2024-05-09
    WILLOX, Scott Emslie resigned
    director
  21. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2023-09-01
    MACKINNON, William Adam resigned
    director
  26. 2023-09-01
    MCKERROW, David James resigned
    director
  27. 2023-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2023-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2023-06-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2023-06-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2023-05-09
    BARCLAY, John appointed
    director
  32. 2023-05-09
    MORTON, Kirsty appointed
    director
  33. 2023-05-09
    VANCE, Elizabeth Agnes appointed
    director
  34. 2023-05-09
    EMSLIE, John Alexander resigned
    director
  35. 2023-05-09
    HADDOW, Amy resigned
    director
  36. 2022-05-10
    WEIR, Andrew appointed
    director
  37. 2022-05-10
    BLACK, Hugh Alexander resigned
    director
  38. 2022-05-10
    HADDOW, Amy appointed
    director
  39. 2021-05-27
    BANNATYNE, John appointed
    director
  40. 2021-05-27
    CRAIG, William appointed
    director
  41. 2021-05-27
    HUNTER, Rosemary appointed
    director
  42. 2021-05-27
    JOHNSTONE, Kenny Ian appointed
    director
  43. 2021-05-27
    FOX, Edward John resigned
    director
  44. 2021-05-27
    HAMILTON, James resigned
    director
  45. 2021-05-27
    PADKIN, David resigned
    director
  46. 2021-05-27
    WARNOCK, Carol-Anne resigned
    director
  47. 2021-05-27
    WILSON, Colin Brockie resigned
    director
  48. 2020-05-27
    BEST, Andrew appointed
    director
  49. 2020-05-27
    CUNNINGHAM, David appointed
    director
  50. 2020-05-27
    HAMILTON, Archie appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 140 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -27 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Pumplaburn Farm
Wamphray
Moffat
DG10 9NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (27 active · 46 resigned)

BAILLIE, Andrew Clark
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-05-12
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Active
BANNATYNE, John
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-05-27
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Active
BARCLAY, John
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-05-09
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Active
BEST, Andrew
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-05-27
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Active
CRAIG, William
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-27
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, David
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-05-27
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Active
DUNLOP, Hugh
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-03-25
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Active
ERSKINE, David
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-05-09
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Active
GALBRAITH, Jamie
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-03-25
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Active
GRAHAM, John Douglas
director · ~30y · appointed 2016-05-10
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Active
GRAHAM, Lynda
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
HAMILTON, Archie
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-05-27
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Active
HARPER, Brian
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-05-09
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Active
HARVEY, Donald Fulton
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
HARVIE, Robert
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-05-09
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Active
HUNTER, Rosemary
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-27
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Active
HYSLOP, Daniel John
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-05-09
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Active
IRELAND, Andrew
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-07
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Active
JOHNSTONE, Kenny Ian
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-05-27
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Active
MCALISTER, Emma Mary
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-05-09
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Recent filings (168 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06