BOWMONT FARMING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC557489 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    ROELL, Jacob Gerard Peter appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-07-16
    ➖
    MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-07-16
    ➖
    MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  21. 2017-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BOWMONT FARMING LIMITED
  22. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    CHRISTIE-MILLER, Andrew William Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    JACKSON, Roderick Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    JENKINSON, Dermot Julian appointed
    director
  25. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Louisa Ann Church
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest06/04/2023
Earl Of Hopetoun Andrew Victor Arthur Charles Hope
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest13/02/2017
Mr Andrew William Michael Christie-Miller
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest13/02/2017
Mr Dermot Julian Jenkinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest13/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Daryl Hambroceased 06/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest

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
Incorporated2017-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Roxburghe Estate Office
Floors Castle
Kelso
Scottish Borders
TD5 7SF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

CHRISTIE-MILLER, Andrew William Michael→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Roderick Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINSON, Dermot Julian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROELL, Jacob Gerard Peter→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-13 · resigned 2018-07-16
Resigned
MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-02-13 · resigned 2018-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27