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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 2 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • · Filings: 13 → 16
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • ↑Filings: 13 → 16
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 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 (4 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
16 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
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
    ➖
    NUNN, Benjamin resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-08
    ➖
    NUNN, Reagan resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-12-31
    ➕
    LAYBOURNE, Caitlin appointed
    director
  10. 2024-03-30
    ➕
    GILBERT, Josh appointed
    director
  11. 2024-03-30
    ➕
    HARRIS, Yasmine appointed
    director
  12. 2024-03-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-03-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-03-11
    ➖
    DUNN, Craig David resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2024-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-02-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-02-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-02-01
    ➕
    BURGOYNE, Terra Nerissa appointed
    director
  20. 2024-02-01
    ➖
    GARDENER, Sam resigned
    director
  21. 2023-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KNOYDART FARM CIC
  22. 2023-04-18
    ➕
    DUNN, Craig David appointed
    director
  23. 2023-04-18
    ➕
    GARDENER, Sam appointed
    director
  24. 2023-04-18
    ➕
    NUNN, Benjamin appointed
    director
  25. 2023-04-18
    ➕
    NUNN, Reagan appointed
    director
  26. 2023-04-18
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

40/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

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: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BURGOYNE, Terra Nerissa→
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-02-01
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Active
GILBERT, Josh→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-03-30
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Active
HARRIS, Yasmine→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-03-30
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Active
LAYBOURNE, Caitlin→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-12-31
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Active
DUNN, Craig David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2024-03-11
Resigned
GARDENER, Sam→
director · ~74y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned
NUNN, Benjamin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2026-05-21
Resigned
NUNN, Reagan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2025-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
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