WEST HAUGH FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC026695 · ltd · incorporated 1948-11-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1996-02-12➕THOMSON, Melanie Erica appointeddirector
- 1995-05-10➖THOMSON, Thomas Nairn resigneddirector
- 1948-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs WEST HAUGH FARM LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 77 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Thomas Peter Mackie Thomson Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| MIDDLETON AND ROSE LLP→ SO303099 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| MILLDEN SPORTING LLP→ SO300407 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| MONZIE AND CULTOQUHEY FARMS→ SL003004 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| PAN-ATLANTIC ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED→ SC218283 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| PERTH & KINROSS HUB LIMITED→ SC622872 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| PERTHSHIRE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC286825 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| PRITCHARD PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LLP→ SO302207 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| RICKETY RACKETY RECORDS LIMITED→ SC111239 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| ROSHVEN HILL FARM LLP→ SO303809 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ROSSCO INVESTMENTS LLP→ SO300612 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ROTHIEMOON FARM→ SL000367 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| RUM AUCTIONEER LTD→ SC719773 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1948-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Bramblebank Works
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 7HY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
THOMSON, Melanie Erica→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1996-02-12
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Active
THOMSON, Thomas Nairn→
Resigneddirector · ~110y · resigned 1995-05-10
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Recent filings (88 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-20