THE PINEFIELD CHIPPER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC459469 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-18
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees800800

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2025-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-09-27
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-07-10
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    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2017-04-06
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    MCCULLOCH, Gordon appointed
    director
  18. 2013-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As THE PINEFIELD CHIPPER LIMITED
  19. 2013-09-18
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    MCCULLOCH, Barbara Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-09-18
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    MCCULLOCH, Barbara Ann appointed
    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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Barbara Ann Mcculloch
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control18/09/2016
Mr Gordon Mcculloch
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2013-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

Schiehallion Garmouth Road
Lhanbryde
Elgin
IV30 8PD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCCULLOCH, Barbara Ann→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-18
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MCCULLOCH, Barbara Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-18
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Active
MCCULLOCH, Gordon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21