COWDENKNOWES MAINS FARM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC024599 · ltd · incorporated 1946-10-01
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-13
    ➖
    PETO, Felicity Margaret resigned
    director
  4. 2024-08-13
    ➖
    PETO, Francis Michael Morton resigned
    director
  5. 2024-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-08-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2024-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-07-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-07-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2024-04-08
    ➕
    HAKKER, Frederieke appointed
    director
  13. 2024-04-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-11
    ➕
    PETO, George Francis John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2021-03-11
    ➖
    ETTRICK COMMERCIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2021-03-11
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2021-03-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2020-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-11-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2019-11-01
    ➖
    PETO, Felicity Margaret resigned
    secretary
  25. 2019-11-01
    ➕
    ETTRICK COMMERCIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2017-08-14
    ➕
    PETO, George Francis John appointed
    director
  27. 1992-09-30
    ➖
    BURNS, Jean Douglas resigned
    director
  28. 1992-09-30
    ➕
    PETO, Francis Michael Morton appointed
    director
  29. 1946-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COWDENKNOWES MAINS FARM LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Mrs Felicity Peto's 2024 Trust holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Mrs Felicity Peto's 2024 Trust
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
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COWDENKNOWES MAINS FARM LIMITED
This company · SC024599

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Felicity Peto's 2024 Trust
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control30/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Felicity Margaret Petoceased 30/06/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Black Hill Barn
Cowdenknowes Mains Farm
Earlston
Berwickshire
TD4 6AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

PETO, George Francis John→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAKKER, Frederieke→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETO, George Francis John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETO, Felicity Margaret→
secretary · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
ETTRICK COMMERCIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2021-03-11
Resigned
BURNS, Jean Douglas→
director · ~123y · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
PETO, Felicity Margaret→
director · ~81y · resigned 2024-08-13
Resigned
PETO, Francis Michael Morton→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-09-30 · resigned 2024-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17