GREGG AGRI SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC473307 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£406.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01629SIC 01629
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £406,283
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£193
Net Worth
£406k
Current Assets
£376k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-23 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £815.8k |
| Current assets | £376.3k |
| Cash | £193 |
| Debtors | £113.8k |
| Net assets | £406.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-08-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: And Others
- 2017-07-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2016-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GREGG AGRI SERVICES LTD
- 2014-03-24➕GREGG, David John appointeddirector
- 2014-03-24➕GREGG, John Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "GREGG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Andrew Gregg Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David John Gregg Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Currarie Farm
Lendalfoot
Girvan
KA26 0JB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last made up to: 2025-03-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GREGG, David John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-03-24
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GREGG, John Andrew→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2014-03-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money And Others / Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/08/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-17