PLUCKERSTON FARMS

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SC436910 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2012-11-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  2. 2025-04-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-04-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-04-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-08-16
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    LUCAS, Stephen Samuel David appointed
    director
  12. 2019-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2016-02-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2016-01-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  15. 2015-11-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-11-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As PLUCKERSTON FARMS
  19. 2012-11-15
    ➕
    LUCAS, Peter William David appointed
    director
  20. 2012-11-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  21. 2012-11-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 64 — 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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Mr Stephen Samuel David Lucas
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Jennifer Claire Lucasceased 21/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Peter William David Lucasceased 21/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Pluckerston Farm
Logie
Kirriemuir
Angus
DD8 5PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LUCAS, Peter William David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-11-15
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Active
LUCAS, Stephen Samuel David→
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-08-16
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-11-15 · resigned 2012-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—29/01/2016—
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-18
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19