RITCHIE PROPERTY LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC845840 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs RITCHIE PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2025-04-22➕BLYTHE, Shona Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-04-22➕RITCHIE, Craig appointeddirector
- 2025-04-22➕RITCHIE, Gavin John Moore appointeddirector
- 2025-04-22➕RITCHIE, Stuart Alexander, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RITCHIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A D GRAHAM (FARMER) LIMITED→ SC069941 · est 1979 | — | — | — | 200 | 46y | 82 | 63y |
| BARR FARMS LIMITED→ SC256406 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 1900 | 22y | 82 | 70y |
| CHRISTIE STEWART LTD→ SC174039 · est 1997 | — | — | £672.9k | — | 29y | 82 | 60y |
| COXHILL FARM LIMITED→ SC292962 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 0 | 20y | 82 | 68y |
| GSP FARMS LIMITED→ SC046588 · est 1969 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | 82 | 58y |
| JOHN CAMERON. (GRAZIER) LIMITED→ SC033835 · est 1959 | — | — | — | 200 | 67y | 82 | 74y |
| LAURENT BIENFAIT WOODLANDS SERVICES LIMITED→ SC360661 · est 2009 | — | — | £254.1k | — | 16y | 82 | 64y |
| LAXDALE FOODSERVICE LIMITED→ SC035377 · est 1960 | — | — | £1.80M | — | 65y | 82 | 89y |
| LINKSFIELD LAND DRAINAGE LIMITED→ SC177497 · est 1997 | — | — | — | 0 | 28y | 82 | 58y |
| SCOTTISH SEA FARMS SALES LIMITED→ SC165107 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | 82 | 58y |
| CALLENDAR ESTATE (BIOMASS) LIMITED→ SC362480 · est 2009 | — | — | — | 0 | 16y | 81 | 75y |
| ALAN MOTION TREE CONSULTING LTD.→ SC396461 · est 2011 | — | — | £1.1k | — | 15y | 80 | 64y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BLYTHE, Shona Jane→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-04-22
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RITCHIE, Craig→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-04-22
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RITCHIE, Gavin John Moore→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-04-22
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RITCHIE, Stuart Alexander, Dr→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-04-22
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Recent filings (3 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-22