SCOTT FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC447909 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-17

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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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	200

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.

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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 (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2025-01-28
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2024-01-24
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2023-01-19
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2021-12-06
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2021-02-22
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2019-12-11
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2018-08-28
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2017-12-05
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2017-01-12
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2016-05-13
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2015-11-13
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2015-06-03
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2015-01-14
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2014-04-28
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2013-04-17
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Company incorporated
As SCOTT FARMING LIMITED
2013-04-17
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SCOTT, Fiona Joan appointed
director
2013-04-17
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SCOTT, John Andrew appointed
director
2013-04-17
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Fiona Joan Scott Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr John Andrew Scott Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52	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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Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · IV postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ASSYNT CROFTERS TRUST LIMITED→ SC140205 · est 1992	—	—	—	3	33y	83	88y
BLUE MOTION FISHING CO. LIMITED→ SC357414 · est 2009	—	—	£762.9k	—	17y	83	62y
BURGIE LODGE FARMS LIMITED→ SC031556 · est 1956	—	—	£1.67M	—	69y	83	73y
CAWDOR FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC218848 · est 2001	—	—	£468.9k	—	24y	83	64y
DINGWALL & HIGHLAND MARTS LIMITED→ SC154876 · est 1994	—	—	—	39	31y	83	81y
EASTER ROSS FARMERS LIMITED→ SC060125 · est 1976	—	—	—	100	49y	83	95y
SMIR SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC553111 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
SMM FISHING LTD→ SC609929 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
SPYNIE FARMERS LIMITED→ SC113051 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
STRATHNAIRN COMMUNITY WOODLANDS→ SC228026 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	—	—
SUTHERLAND COMMUNITY SEAWEED CIC→ SC870173 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TARTAN TIMBER HARVESTING LTD→ SC849444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-04-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Fearn Farm

Fearn

Tain

IV20 1TL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-01

Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, Fiona Joan→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-17

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SCOTT, John Andrew→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-17

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