SHIRE AGRI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC506320 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-20
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.8y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100—
Cash£100—
Net assets£100—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-09-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  5. 2025-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-04-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-04-15
    ➕
    MCKIE, Claire Louise appointed
    secretary
  10. 2025-04-15
    ➖
    MCKIE, Jean Hodge resigned
    director
  11. 2025-04-15
    ➖
    MCKIE, Kenneth William resigned
    director
  12. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As SHIRE AGRI LIMITED
  21. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    MCKIE, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    MCKIE, Thomas Ivie appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    MCKIE, Jean Hodge appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    MCKIE, Kenneth William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Ivie Mckie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/05/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Bridgemill Business Park
Glenluce
Newton Stewart
Wigtownshire
DG8 0AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCKIE, Claire Louise→
secretary · appointed 2025-04-15
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Active
MCKIE, Claire Louise→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-05-20
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Active
MCKIE, Thomas Ivie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-05-20
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Active
MCKIE, Jean Hodge→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2025-04-15
Resigned
MCKIE, Kenneth William→
director · ~86y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2025-04-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—10/09/2025—
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14