LINLITHGOW FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC426144 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-14
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-29
    ➕
    HOPE, Skye Laurette, Countess Of Hopetoun appointed
    secretary
  4. 2024-10-29
    ➖
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2024-10-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-10-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-29
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    HOPE, Victor Alexander Edward, Honourable appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2016-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2012-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As LINLITHGOW FARMS LIMITED
  21. 2012-06-14
    ➕
    MARQUESS OF LINLITHGOW, Adrian John Charles, The Most Honourable appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-14
    ➕
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Marquess Of Linlithgow Adrian John Charles
Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

5 Atholl Crescent
Edinburgh
EH3 8EJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOPE, Skye Laurette, Countess Of Hopetoun→
secretary · appointed 2024-10-29
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Active
HOPE, Victor Alexander Edward, Honourable→
director · ~25y · appointed 2021-11-29
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Active
MARQUESS OF LINLITHGOW, Adrian John Charles, The Most Honourable→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-06-14
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Active
GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-06-14 · resigned 2024-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31