GORGIE COMMUNITY FARM LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC809811 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-05-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
- 91040Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (8 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
11 filings on record
85
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-19➕KOYAPPALLI, Arjun Ravi appointeddirector
- 2025-12-19➕MILLER, Mark Patrick appointeddirector
- 2025-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕EVANS-MACLEOD, Tatjana appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➕O'BRIEN, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2025-03-23➕CAMPBELL, Suzanne Lynsey appointeddirector
- 2025-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-28➕FRENO, Brian appointeddirector
- 2024-06-28➕LAZAR, Paul Leo appointeddirector
- 2024-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs GORGIE COMMUNITY FARM LIMITED
- 2024-05-08➕O'BRIEN, Brendan Henry appointeddirector
- 2024-05-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
61/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 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 61. 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
51 Gorgie Road
Edinburgh
EH11 2LA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07
Officers (8 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Suzanne Lynsey→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-03-23
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EVANS-MACLEOD, Tatjana→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-06-01
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FRENO, Brian→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2024-06-28
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KOYAPPALLI, Arjun Ravi→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-12-19
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LAZAR, Paul Leo→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-06-28
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MILLER, Mark Patrick→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-12-19
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O'BRIEN, Brendan Henry→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-05-08
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O'BRIEN, Fiona→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-08