EPIGENETICA LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC605559 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-17
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-24➖DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-11📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-06-24📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2024-06-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-27➕DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-15➕CAMPBELL, Colin Douglas, Professor appointeddirector
- 2023-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-02➖ALLEN, Christopher David resigneddirector
- 2023-09-28➖MORGAN, David resigneddirector
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-27📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-07-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-01➕MORGAN, David appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01➕PHILLIPS, Mark appointeddirector
- 2022-02-03➕ALLEN, Christopher David appointeddirector
- 2018-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs EPIGENETICA LIMITED
- 2018-08-17➕AYKROYD, Henry Robert George, Sir 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 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
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Sir Henry Robert George Aykroyd Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON AGRI SERVICES LIMITED→ SC311614 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| JARRON FARMS LIMITED→ SC161621 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| LEDNATHIE ESTATE LIMITED→ SC041909 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
| MONIKIE FARMS LIMITED→ SC464064 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| NISSEN CHRISTMAS TREES LTD→ SC243828 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| NORANBANK FARMS LIMITED→ SC352947 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| OSPREY AH35 LTD.→ SC382272 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| P. J. PATTULLO & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC075276 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| PATHHEAD PRODUCE LTD→ SC456275 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| PLANBEE LTD.→ SC406536 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| PLUCKERSTON FARMS→ SC436910 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| PRETTYCUR FARMS LIMITED→ SC285355 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300
Registered office
Westby
64 West High Street
Forfar
DD8 1BJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
AYKROYD, Henry Robert George, Sir→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, Colin Douglas, Professor→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHILLIPS, Mark→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-06-01
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-05-27 · resigned 2025-04-24
ALLEN, Christopher David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-02-03 · resigned 2023-10-02
MORGAN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-01-01 · resigned 2023-09-28
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Recent filings (107 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-07-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-06-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-22