WARD FARMS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC729846 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 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
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-01-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-06-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As WARD FARMS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  10. 2022-04-19
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    WARD, Christopher Martyn appointed
    director
  11. 2022-04-19
    ➕
    WARD, Gareth Stuart appointed
    director
  12. 2022-04-19
    ➕
    WARD, Isabella Joanne appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-19
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    WARD, Martyn appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WARD, Christopher Martyn (same surname) appointed 2022-04-19. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth Stuart Ward
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martyn Wardceased 19/04/2022· 50-75% shares · board control

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
Incorporated2022-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

West Mains Farm
Carnwath
Lanark
ML11 8NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

WARD, Christopher Martyn→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Gareth Stuart→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-19
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Active
WARD, Isabella Joanne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-04-19
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Active
WARD, Martyn→
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-04-19
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-19