TORNAGRAIN CONSERVATION TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC519994 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2015-11-11

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02400

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (7 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
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SELLAR, Fiona Margaret appointed
director
2025-06-04
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MOORE, Joseph Allan resigned
director
2025-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-09
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REID, Morven appointed
director
2023-03-08
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BALFOUR, Roderick resigned
director
2022-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
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MACPHERSON, Alison Lynn appointed
director
2021-06-21
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ROSE, Lyndsay resigned
director
2020-11-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-12
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ROBERTSON, Patricia Anne, Councillor appointed
director
2018-09-12
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MOORE, Joseph Allan appointed
director
2018-09-12
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ROSE, Lyndsay appointed
director
2018-09-12
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SINCLAIR, Audrey, Dr resigned
director
2016-03-10
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HAMILTON, George Warrington resigned
director
2016-02-25
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BALFOUR, Roderick appointed
director
2016-02-17
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SINCLAIR, Audrey, Dr appointed
director
2015-11-11
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Company incorporated
As TORNAGRAIN CONSERVATION TRUST
2015-11-11
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GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-11-11
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HOWARD, Andrew William appointed
director
2015-11-11
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STUART, John Douglas, Earl Of Moray appointed
director
2015-11-11
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HAMILTON, George Warrington appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Moray Estates Developments Limited

Corporate parent

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TORNAGRAIN CONSERVATION TRUST

This company · SC519994

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
Moray Estates Developments Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	12/02/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Moray Estates Properties Limitedceased 12/02/2024· 75-100% voting

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

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Similar companies

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
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
EAST COAST ORGANICS LTD→ SC297585 · est 2006	—	—	£1.21M	—	20y	83	63y
S & M GRUHAM LTD→ SC585555 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2015-11-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

5 Atholl Crescent

Edinburgh

EH3 8EJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10