EARNSIDE LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC461605 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-15

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02400

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 2.6y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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WILSON, Harry Cowan resigned
director
2025-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2023-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-10-16
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officers · AP01
2017-10-16
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officers · AP01
2017-10-16
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officers · AP01
2017-07-10
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KENNEDY, Ross Fraser appointed
director
2017-07-10
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O'NEILL, Norman Peter appointed
director
2017-07-10
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ROBBINS, Alan George resigned
director
2017-07-10
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ROBBINS, Heather Ann Scott resigned
director
2017-07-10
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WILSON, Harry Cowan appointed
director
2013-10-15
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Company incorporated
As EARNSIDE LTD
2013-10-15
➕
ROBBINS, Alan George appointed
director
2013-10-15
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ROBBINS, Heather Ann Scott appointed
director

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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Rts Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rts Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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EARNSIDE LTD

This company · SC461605

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Rts Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	15/10/2016

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

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RTS LIMITED→ SC086682 · est 1984	£1.72M £1.32M–£2.12M	—	—	5100	42y	85	66y
CULFARGIE ESTATES, LIMITED→ SC012977 · est 1924	—	—	—	15	102y	95	72y
BALGERSHO FARMS LIMITED→ SC208640 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	83	58y
BLAIR CASTLE ESTATE LIMITED→ SC156776 · est 1995	—	—	—	10200	31y	83	75y
BRAIDESTONE FARMS LIMITED→ SC048992 · est 1971 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	54y	83	69y
COLBEGGIE FRUITS LIMITED→ SC259106 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	83	61y
DALNAVERT COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE LIMITED→ SC077725 · est 1982	—	—	£125.6k	—	44y	83	80y
JSR SERVICES (BLAIRGOWRIE) LIMITED→ SC279806 · est 2005	—	—	—	—	21y	83	75y
KDM CONTRACTING LIMITED→ SC384907 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	83	61y
MESSRS CHARLES HAY LIMITED→ SC248163 · est 2003	—	—	£80.5k	—	23y	83	64y
MFPOTATOES LIMITED→ SC036262 · est 1961	—	—	—	0	65y	83	81y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-10-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Earnside House

Muthill Road

Crieff

Perthshire

PH7 4DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-29

Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KENNEDY, Ross Fraser→

director · ~44y · appointed 2017-07-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

O'NEILL, Norman Peter→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-07-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROBBINS, Alan George→

director · ~74y · appointed 2013-10-15 · resigned 2017-07-10

Resigned

ROBBINS, Heather Ann Scott→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-10-15 · resigned 2017-07-10

Resigned

WILSON, Harry Cowan→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2025-09-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	—	12/10/2023	—

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-07-21

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-12-09

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-12-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-22

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

officers · CH01

2024-06-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-17

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-10-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-07-01