KEILLOUR FARMS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC845848 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-22
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
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-10-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs KEILLOUR FARMS LIMITED
- 2025-04-22➕MCLAREN, Andrew Sharp appointeddirector
- 2025-04-22➕MCLAREN, Rhona Marguerite appointeddirector
- 2025-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Sharp Mclaren Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Wester Keillour Farm
Methven
Perth
PH1 3RA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCLAREN, Andrew Sharp→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-22
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MCLAREN, Rhona Marguerite→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (4 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-22