QUEST FARM SUPPLIES HOLDING LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC861457 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-20➕DUNCAN, Karen appointeddirector
- 2025-11-20➕DUNCAN, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2025-11-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Robert Charles Duncan and Karen Duncan
- 2025-10-15➕DUNCAN, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2025-10-15➕DUNCAN, Michael Robbie appointeddirector
- 2025-10-15➖DEANE, David William resigneddirector
- 2025-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs QUEST FARM SUPPLIES HOLDING LIMITED
- 2025-09-03➕DEANE, David William appointeddirector
- 2025-09-03📄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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Robbie Duncan Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/10/2025 |
Mr Christopher James Duncan Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/10/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David William Deaneceased 15/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
37 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 2DJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
DUNCAN, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-10-15
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DUNCAN, Karen→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-20
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DUNCAN, Michael Robbie→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-10-15
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DUNCAN, Robert Charles→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-20
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DEANE, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-09-03 · resigned 2025-10-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Robert Charles Duncan and Karen Duncan | A registered charge | — | 20/11/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15