CAIRNGORMS CROFTERS & FARMERS COMMUNITY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC800260 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-23

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£-219

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
85520Cultural education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (63/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (11 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £219

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£219

Current Assets

£872

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28
Current assets	£872
Net assets	£-219

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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officers · TM01
2026-03-08
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MACDONALD, Andrew Iain resigned
director
2026-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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RAFFERTY, Andrew Gordon resigned
director
2026-02-28
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MACDAIRMID, Allan Donald resigned
director
2025-11-19
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accounts · AA
2025-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-08-04
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-08-03
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officers · AP01
2025-06-08
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TULLOCH, William Alexander appointed
director
2025-06-08
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TULLOCH, Alexander appointed
director
2025-06-08
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TULLOCH, Alexander resigned
director
2025-03-05
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officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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LAW, Caroline Jane appointed
director
2024-04-02
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officers · AP03
2024-03-14
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MACPHERSON, John Cowan appointed
secretary
2024-02-23
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Company incorporated
As CAIRNGORMS CROFTERS & FARMERS COMMUNITY LTD
2024-02-23
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GRANT, Lucy Elizabeth Durell appointed
director
2024-02-23
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MACDONALD, Robert Donald appointed
director
2024-02-23
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MACKENZIE, Robert Hunter appointed
director
2024-02-23
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MACPHERSON, John Cowan appointed
director
2024-02-23
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MONTGOMERY, Vivian appointed
director
2024-02-23
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ORMISTON, Edward Ruaridh appointed
director
2024-02-23
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SMITH, Hannah Catherine appointed
director
2024-02-23
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SMITH, Neil James Grant appointed
director
2024-02-23
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MACDAIRMID, Allan Donald appointed
director
2024-02-23
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MACDONALD, Andrew Iain appointed
director
2024-02-23
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RAFFERTY, Andrew Gordon appointed
director
2024-02-23
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 2.2 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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MACDAIRMID, Allan Donald resigned 2026-02-28; MACDONALD, Andrew Iain resigned 2026-03-08; RAFFERTY, Andrew Gordon resigned 2026-03-04

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Similar companies

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
CC SPORTING LTD→ SC777163 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
FORREST FREE RANGE LIMITED→ SC347233 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
HARRIS FARMS LTD→ SC316616 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
HENDRY RAMSAY WATERS (WORLDWIDE) LIMITED→ SC240062 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
HEPBURN GROUP LTD→ SC737366 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
J A C GRIERSON LIMITED→ SC295027 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
J.& E.SMILLIE (GROWERS) LIMITED→ SC061860 · est 1977 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	49y	—	—
JDM WOODLAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC565261 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
K TREES LIMITED→ SC638893 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
KEITHICK FARMS LIMITED→ SC038561 · est 1963 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	63y	—	—
KIAER ESTATES LIMITED→ SC552637 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
KIC (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC198237 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2024-02-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Goldwells Ltd

15-17 High Street

Kingussie

PH21 1HS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22