MOYES FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC366907 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-15
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
61 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees5500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2020-12-08
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  9. 2019-09-20
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  10. 2018-10-17
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    officers · CH04
  11. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2017-09-25
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  13. 2017-08-07
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-08-03
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    BERESFORD, Angela appointed
    director
  15. 2017-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2016-10-18
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-03-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2014-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2014-06-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2014-05-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2014-05-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2011-08-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2011-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2009-11-02
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    SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-11-02
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    MOYES, Lois Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2009-11-02
    ➕
    MOYES, Peter Barnes appointed
    director
  28. 2009-11-02
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    WILLOX, Keir resigned
    director
  29. 2009-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As MOYES FARMS LIMITED
  30. 2009-10-15
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    WILLOX, Keir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "MOYES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 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

73/100
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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lois Jane Moyes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/07/2017

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

37 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
Aberdeen City
AB10 1YN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERESFORD, Angela→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOYES, Lois Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOYES, Peter Barnes→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-11-02
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Active
WILLOX, Keir→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-10-15 · resigned 2009-11-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/03/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge2 properties03/06/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/05/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property22/08/201121/05/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security2 properties29/07/201117/06/2014
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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23