BURNFOOT FARMS

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SC387583 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2010-10-25
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 12.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.8y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 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
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-06-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2022-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2021-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2021-10-05
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2021-05-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2021-05-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Cloud Hill Windfarm Limited
  7. 2020-08-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2020-08-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-07-31
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, Mary Robb appointed
    secretary
  10. 2020-07-31
    ➖
    WHITEFORD, Robert resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-08-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2019-08-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-08-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2015-08-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2014-08-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2013-07-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2010-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNFOOT FARMS
  22. 2010-10-25
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, Mary Robb appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-25
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2010-10-25
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, Robert appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-10-25
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2010-10-25
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WHITEFORD, Andrew Robert (same surname) appointed 2021-10-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Robert Whiteford
Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/11/2021
Mr Robert Whiteford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/07/2016
Mrs Mary Robb Whiteford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2010-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Burnfoot Farm
Sanquhar
Dumfriesshire
DG4 6JY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

WHITEFORD, Mary Robb→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-31
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Active
WHITEFORD, Andrew Robert→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-10-05
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Active
WHITEFORD, Mary Robb→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-10-25
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Active
WHITEFORD, Robert→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-10-25
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Active
WHITEFORD, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-25 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-10-25 · resigned 2010-10-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cloud Hill Windfarm
Cloud Hill Windfarm Limited
A registered charge1 property10/05/2021—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/07/2013—
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-08-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2019-08-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19