STRATHDON RANCH LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC644921 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-21

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

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£226.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 6.4y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

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 £226,815

Net assets shrinking

Down £67,567 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 85% YoY

Cash YoY

-85%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£53k

↓ 85% YoY

Net Worth

£227k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Assets

£77k

↓ 83% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£240.8k	£320.6k
Current assets	£76.7k	£451.6k
Cash	£52.8k	£342.5k
Debtors	£23.4k	£26.0k
Net assets	£226.8k	£294.4k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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accounts · AA
2020-10-22
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officers · TM01
2020-10-22
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officers · TM01
2020-09-28
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CRIPPS, Rosemary Eleanor resigned
director
2020-09-28
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SAMBROOK, Adam Thomas resigned
director
2020-02-07
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address · AD01
2020-01-07
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mortgage · MR01
2020-01-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-12-23
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mortgage · MR01
2019-12-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-10-21
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Company incorporated
As STRATHDON RANCH LIMITED
2019-10-21
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WAGG, Aaron John appointed
director
2019-10-21
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WAGG, Klara Emily appointed
director
2019-10-21
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CRIPPS, Rosemary Eleanor appointed
director
2019-10-21
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SAMBROOK, Adam Thomas appointed
director
2019-10-21
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incorporation · NEWINC

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

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Aaron John Wagg Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/10/2019
Mrs Klara Emily Wagg Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/10/2019

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

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EAST COAST VINERS (PEAS AND BEANS) LIMITED→ SC465480 · est 2013	£8.08M £6.21M–£9.94M	£13.37M	—	1800	12y	85	79y
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ALTNAHARRA ESTATE LIMITED→ SC228455 · est 2002	£634.2k £487.8k–£780.5k	—	—	8	24y	85	71y
CHALLENGE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC192237 · est 1998	—	—	—	6	27y	83	69y
FORTRIE FARMS LIMITED→ SC158055 · est 1995	—	—	—	10	30y	83	76y
GARDINER ICM LIMITED→ SC197812 · est 1999	—	—	£2.60M	—	26y	83	64y
LORANTHUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC312585 · est 2006	—	—	—	0	19y	83	70y
M B AQUARIUS LIMITED→ SC259115 · est 2003	—	—	—	0	22y	83	70y
M.V. QUANTUS LIMITED→ SC150141 · est 1994	—	—	£32.29M	—	32y	83	69y
MEARNS TRACTORS LIMITED→ SC261246 · est 2003	—	—	—	1	22y	83	62y
SHANNON FISHING LIMITED→ SC157000 · est 1995	—	—	£24.40M	—	31y	83	79y
SHAULORA FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC165386 · est 1996	—	—	£440.0k	—	29y	83	58y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-10-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Culquoich House

Glenkindie

Alford

AB33 8SU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-03

Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WAGG, Aaron John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-21

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Active

WAGG, Klara Emily→

director · ~49y · appointed 2019-10-21

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Active

CRIPPS, Rosemary Eleanor→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-10-21 · resigned 2020-09-28

Resigned

SAMBROOK, Adam Thomas→

director · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-21 · resigned 2020-09-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/01/2020	—
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	12/12/2019	—

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