PLANBEE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC406536 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-01

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01490

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. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 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

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	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	3	300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-12-11
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2025-05-30
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accounts · AA
2025-05-26
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officers · CH01
2025-05-26
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officers · CH01
2025-05-26
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address · AD01
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-03-31
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officers · TM02
2022-05-30
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accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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officers · AP01
2021-11-01
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officers · AP01
2021-11-01
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officers · TM01
2021-10-31
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HAY, Angus James appointed
director
2021-10-31
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MCNICOL, Daniel John appointed
director
2021-10-31
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FOLEY, John Joseph resigned
director
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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accounts · AA
2019-05-02
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officers · AP04
2019-05-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-05-01
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-05-01
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KERGAN STEWART LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-12-06
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-12-06
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KERGAN STEWART LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-11-14
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BADER, Warren Ian resigned
director
2017-07-31
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MCDAVID, William Mark resigned
director
2016-11-21
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HALL, James Ferguson resigned
director
2015-08-01
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LEES, Michael Thomson resigned
director
2015-08-01
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MCDAVID, William Mark appointed
director
2014-11-21
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LEES, Michael Thomson appointed
director
2014-10-01
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ALSOP, Matthew resigned
secretary
2014-10-01
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ALSOP, Matthew Robert resigned
director
2014-07-22
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HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-07-21
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FOLEY, John Joseph appointed
director
2013-09-01
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ALSOP, Matthew Robert appointed
director
2013-06-27
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ALSOP, Matthew appointed
secretary
2013-06-03
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HALL, James Ferguson appointed
director
2011-09-01
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Company incorporated
As PLANBEE LTD.
2011-09-01
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BADER, Warren Ian appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Kelvin Capital Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Kelvin Capital Limited

Corporate parent

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PLANBEE LTD.

This company · SC406536

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kelvin Capital Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Warren Ian Baderceased 14/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-09-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490

Registered office

C/O Kelvin Capital Ltd

5 W Victoria Dock Road

Dundee

DD1 3JT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

HAY, Angus James→

director · ~58y · appointed 2021-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCNICOL, Daniel John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALSOP, Matthew→

secretary · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2014-10-01

Resigned

DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2023-03-31

Resigned

HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-22 · resigned 2017-12-06

Resigned

KERGAN STEWART LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-12-06 · resigned 2019-05-01

Resigned

ALSOP, Matthew Robert→

director · ~55y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2014-10-01

Resigned

BADER, Warren Ian→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2017-11-14

Resigned

FOLEY, John Joseph→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-07-21 · resigned 2021-10-31

Resigned

HALL, James Ferguson→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-06-03 · resigned 2016-11-21

Resigned

LEES, Michael Thomson→

director · ~70y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2015-08-01

Resigned

MCDAVID, William Mark→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2017-07-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-18

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-01