R. MARSHALL FARMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC531139 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,031,265
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£964k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.03M | £921.0k |
| Current assets | £1.11M | £976.7k |
| Cash | £964.0k | £844.9k |
| Net assets | £1.03M | £921.0k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs R. MARSHALL FARMS LTD
- 2016-03-30➕MORRIS, Isobel appointeddirector
- 2016-03-30➕MORRIS, Kaye appointeddirector
- 2016-03-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Isobel Morris Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · FK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A D GRAHAM (FARMER) LIMITED→ SC069941 · est 1979 | — | — | — | 200 | 46y | 82 | 63y |
| BARR FARMS LIMITED→ SC256406 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 1900 | 22y | 82 | 70y |
| CHRISTIE STEWART LTD→ SC174039 · est 1997 | — | — | £672.9k | — | 29y | 82 | 60y |
| COXHILL FARM LIMITED→ SC292962 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 0 | 20y | 82 | 68y |
| GSP FARMS LIMITED→ SC046588 · est 1969 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | 82 | 58y |
| JOHN CAMERON. (GRAZIER) LIMITED→ SC033835 · est 1959 | — | — | — | 200 | 67y | 82 | 74y |
| OGILVIE WOODLANDS LIMITED→ SC029404 · est 1953 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 73y | — | — |
| RAW CUT STEMS LIMITED→ SC878284 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RITCHIE PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC845840 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RMC1940 LTD→ SC558556 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ROBERTSONS TREE CARE LIMITED→ SC450548 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| SEAWEED FARMING SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC644479 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Glenfoot
Tillicoultry
Clackmannanshire
FK13 6BT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MORRIS, Isobel→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-30
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MORRIS, Kaye→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-03-30
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Recent filings (24 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-19