GAME AND WILDLIFE SCOTTISH DEMONSTRATION FARM
🌳Matureactive
SC492394 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-12-01
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 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 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 (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-14➕HESFORD, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2025-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-17➕VON WESTENHOLZ, Nicholas Anthony Philip appointeddirector
- 2025-03-17➖DENT, Teresa Ogilvy resigneddirector
- 2025-03-17➖KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray resigneddirector
- 2025-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-12➕KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray appointeddirector
- 2022-04-12➖SMITH, Adam, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-04-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30➕SHEERAN, Nicholas John appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-30➖DENT, Teresa Ogilvy resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Angelica Salvesen
- 2014-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs GAME AND WILDLIFE SCOTTISH DEMONSTRATION FARM
- 2014-12-01➕LEAKE, Alastair Roland, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-12-01➕DENT, Teresa Ogilvy appointedsecretary
- 2014-12-01➕DENT, Teresa Ogilvy appointeddirector
- 2014-12-01➕SMITH, Adam, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Alastair Roland Leake Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nicholas Anthony Philip Von Westenholz Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/03/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Rory Alexander Murray Kennedyceased 17/03/2025· significant influence · firm interest
- Ms Teresa Ogilvy Dentceased 17/03/2025· 25-50% voting
- Dr Adam Smithceased 12/04/2022· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGENGILLAN ESTATES (NO 1) COMPANY LIMITED→ SC124520 · est 1990 | £3.87M £2.98M–£4.77M | — | — | 0 | 36y | 83 | 63y |
| APF INTERNATIONAL FOREST MACHINERY EXHIBITION LTD.→ SC228249 · est 2002 | £278.2k £214.0k–£342.4k | — | — | 500 | 24y | 95 | 79y |
| ALDERSTON DAIRIES LIMITED→ SC241138 · est 2002 | — | — | £114.4k | — | 23y | 83 | 74y |
| CAITHNESS POTATO BREEDERS LIMITED→ SC082730 · est 1983 | — | — | £1.36M | — | 43y | 83 | 68y |
| CARCANT ESTATES LIMITED→ SC030457 · est 1954 | — | — | £269.0k | — | 71y | 83 | 69y |
| DENHOLM POTATO GROWERS LIMITED→ SC089295 · est 1984 | — | — | £453.8k | — | 41y | 83 | 61y |
| DODS OF HADDINGTON LIMITED→ SC056452 · est 1974 | — | — | £2.26M | — | 51y | 83 | 72y |
| DOUGLAS ORR & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC185757 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 1 | 27y | 83 | 70y |
| E.C. TIMBER LIMITED→ SC170450 · est 1996 | — | — | — | — | 29y | 83 | 99y |
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| EAST LOTHIAN PRODUCE LIMITED→ SC185473 · est 1998 | — | — | £8.19M | — | 27y | 83 | 73y |
| S & M GRUHAM LTD→ SC585555 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
Hopetoun Estates Office Home Farm
Hopetoun
South Queensferry
EH30 9SL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
SHEERAN, Nicholas John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-08-30
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HESFORD, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-08-14
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LEAKE, Alastair Roland, Dr→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-12-01
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VON WESTENHOLZ, Nicholas Anthony Philip→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-03-17
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DENT, Teresa Ogilvy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2018-08-30
DENT, Teresa Ogilvy→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2025-03-17
KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-04-12 · resigned 2025-03-17
SMITH, Adam, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2022-04-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Angelica Salvesen / Katrina Turner / Vikram Lall / Andrew Cameron Salvesen | A registered charge | — | 14/12/2015 | 20/10/2022 |
Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06