PLAYFAIR FARMING LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC836828 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-07
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: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs PLAYFAIR FARMING LIMITED
- 2025-02-07➕PLAYFAIR-HANNAY, Deborra appointeddirector
- 2025-02-07➕PLAYFAIR-HANNAY, James appointeddirector
- 2025-02-07➕PLAYFAIR-HANNAY, Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-02-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PLAYFAIR-HANNAY, Robert (same surname) appointed 2025-02-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Playfair-Hannay Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/02/2025 |
Mr Robert Playfair-Hannay Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/02/2025 |
Mrs Deborra Playfair-Hannay Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Morebattle Tofts Farm
Morebattle
Kelso
TD5 8AD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PLAYFAIR-HANNAY, Deborra→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2025-02-07
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PLAYFAIR-HANNAY, James→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-02-07
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PLAYFAIR-HANNAY, Robert→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-02-07
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Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-07