CLAYMORE DAIRIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC371390 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-12-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-24📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-24📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-12-29📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-12-29📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2014-03-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-03-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2010-09-21➕GRAHAM, Carol Bishop appointeddirector
- 2010-09-21➕GRAHAM, Robert Bishop appointeddirector
- 2010-09-21➖FARQUHAR, Mungo James resigneddirector
- 2010-09-21➖KEENAN, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2010-09-21➖LARG, Ian resigneddirector
- 2010-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2010-01-25➖LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-25➕FARQUHAR, Mungo James appointeddirector
- 2010-01-25➕KEENAN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2010-01-25➕LARG, Ian appointeddirector
- 2010-01-25➖LEIPER, Pamela Summers resigneddirector
- 2010-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAYMORE DAIRIES LIMITED
- 2010-01-19➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-19➕LEIPER, Pamela Summers appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Grahams The Family Dairy Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Grahams The Family Dairy Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CLAYMORE DAIRIES LIMITED
This company · SC371390
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grahams The Family Dairy Group Limited 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511
Registered office
Site 1 (A) & (B)
Balmakeith Industrial Estate Forres Road
Nairn
IV12 5QW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GRAHAM, Carol Bishop→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-21
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GRAHAM, Robert Bishop→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2010-01-25
FARQUHAR, Mungo James→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-01-25 · resigned 2010-09-21
KEENAN, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-01-25 · resigned 2010-09-21
LARG, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2010-01-25 · resigned 2010-09-21
LEIPER, Pamela Summers→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2010-01-25
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/03/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/03/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/03/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-19
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-24
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-12-13