KNOYDART FARM CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC766376 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-04-18
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-08➖NUNN, Reagan resigneddirector
- 2025-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-31➕LAYBOURNE, Caitlin appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30➕GILBERT, Josh appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30➕HARRIS, Yasmine appointeddirector
- 2024-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-11➖DUNN, Craig David resigneddirector
- 2024-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-01➕BURGOYNE, Terra Nerissa appointeddirector
- 2024-02-01➖GARDENER, Sam resigneddirector
- 2023-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs KNOYDART FARM CIC
- 2023-04-18➕NUNN, Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2023-04-18➕DUNN, Craig David appointeddirector
- 2023-04-18➕GARDENER, Sam appointeddirector
- 2023-04-18➕NUNN, Reagan appointeddirector
- 2023-04-18📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| HARRIS FARMS LTD→ SC316616 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| J A C GRIERSON LIMITED→ SC295027 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| J.& E.SMILLIE (GROWERS) LIMITED→ SC061860 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| K TREES LIMITED→ SC638893 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| KINLOCHEIL SPORTINGS→ SC198621 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| KINNEAR FISHING LTD.→ SC169238 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| KNOYDART TREE NURSERY CIC→ SC749595 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| LEADKETTY FRUIT LIMITED→ SC375532 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| LOCH TAY CENTRAL SALMON FISHINGS. LIMITED→ SC012297 · est 1922 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 103y | — | — |
| LOCHLANDS FARM LIMITED→ SC368049 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| LOGIEALMOND ESTATE LTD→ SC627961 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| LOHMANN BREEDERS UK LIMITED→ SC536609 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Long House
Knoydart
Mallaig
PH41 4PL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01
Last: 2025-04-17
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
BURGOYNE, Terra Nerissa→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2024-02-01
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GILBERT, Josh→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-03-30
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HARRIS, Yasmine→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-03-30
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LAYBOURNE, Caitlin→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2024-12-31
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NUNN, Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-18
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DUNN, Craig David→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2024-03-11
GARDENER, Sam→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2024-02-01
NUNN, Reagan→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2025-05-08
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Recent filings (13 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-11
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-04-18