FOOD AND AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDERS (SCOTLAND) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC801380 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-03-01
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (60/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05➖BELL, Archibald Douglas resigneddirector
- 2024-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-23➕BELL, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs FOOD AND AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDERS (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2024-03-01➕BAILEY, Timothy George William appointedsecretary
- 2024-03-01➕SHAND, Neil Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01➕WILSON, Robert Neil appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01➕BELL, Archibald Douglas appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Registered office
The Rural Centre West Mains
Ingliston
Newbridge
EH28 8NZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BAILEY, Timothy George William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-03-01
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Active
SHAND, Neil Alexander→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-01
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WILSON, Robert Neil→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-01
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BELL, Archibald Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2026-02-05
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-01