TYNINGHAME COMMUNITY FARM CIC

🌿Early-stageactive

SC783555 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-09-22

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

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

12 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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officers · TM01
2026-04-03
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BLENKHAM, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-12-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
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FELTON, Peter Robert appointed
director
2025-12-04
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PENCHEON, David Charles appointed
director
2025-04-02
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accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-22
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accounts · AA01
2024-11-24
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MACFIE, Elizabeth Jane, Dr appointed
director
2024-10-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-10
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officers · TM01
2024-05-29
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BARFOOT, David Nathan resigned
director
2023-09-22
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Company incorporated
As TYNINGHAME COMMUNITY FARM CIC
2023-09-22
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BARNES, Naomi Clare appointed
director
2023-09-22
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WIGHT, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2023-09-22
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WIMBUSH, Erica Janet appointed
director
2023-09-22
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WRIGHT, Jacob Philip appointed
director
2023-09-22
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BARFOOT, David Nathan appointed
director
2023-09-22
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BLENKHAM, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-09-22
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incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Naomi Clare Barnes Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54	—	—	board controlboard control	22/09/2023
Ms Erica Janet Wimbush Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71	—	—	board controlboard control	22/09/2023
Mr Jacob Philip Wright Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49	—	—	board controlboard control	22/09/2023
Daniel Edward Wight Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69	—	—	board controlboard control	22/09/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Miss Rachel Elizabeth Blenkhamceased 03/10/2025· board control
Mr David Nathan Barfootceased 30/01/2024· 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2023-09-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

St. Baldreds

Tyninghame

Dunbar

EH42 1XN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-05

Last: 2025-09-21