FIMM POTATOES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC386777 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-08

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.6y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	1100	1100

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

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2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2025-03-28
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2024-03-29
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2023-03-29
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2022-03-25
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accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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accounts · AA
2020-04-13
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2019-02-14
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2018-03-30
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2017-03-22
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accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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accounts · AA
2015-12-01
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mortgage · MR01
2015-11-27
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mortgage · MR04
2015-11-27
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mortgage · MR04
2015-11-27
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2015-11-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-11-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-11-20
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mortgage · MR01
2015-11-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-10-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-09-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-03-24
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MCDIARMID, Katrina Jane appointed
director
2011-03-24
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MCDIARMID, Michael James appointed
director
2011-03-24
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BLAIR, James Don resigned
director
2011-03-24
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KERR, John Neilson resigned
director
2010-10-08
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Company incorporated
As FIMM POTATOES LTD
2010-10-08
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AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-10-08
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BLAIR, James Don appointed
director
2010-10-08
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KERR, John Neilson appointed
director

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael James Mcdiarmid Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Katrina Jane Mcdiarmid Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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MOUNTQUHANIE LIMITED→ SC388959 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
MURLEYWELL FARM LIMITED→ SC822305 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
NISSEN CHRISTMAS TREES LTD→ SC243828 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
NORANBANK FARMS LIMITED→ SC352947 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-10-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Westby 64 West High Street

Forfar

Angus

DD8 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-10-08

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Active

MCDIARMID, Katrina Jane→

director · ~59y · appointed 2011-03-24

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Active

MCDIARMID, Michael James→

director · ~59y · appointed 2011-03-24

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Active

BLAIR, James Don→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2011-03-24

Resigned

KERR, John Neilson→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2011-03-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/11/2015	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	17/11/2015	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	07/10/2011	27/11/2015
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	29/09/2011	27/11/2015

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