INCHSTELLY FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC027160 · ltd · incorporated 1949-07-07

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.1y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2025-03-27
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2024-08-19
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mortgage · MR04
2024-08-19
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mortgage · MR04
2024-08-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-08-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-07-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-15
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mortgage · MR01
2022-03-15
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-04
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officers · AP01
2022-03-04
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officers · TM01
2022-03-04
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officers · TM01
2022-03-04
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officers · TM01
2022-03-04
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officers · TM01
2022-03-04
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officers · TM01
2022-03-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2022-03-03
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officers · AP01
2022-03-03
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officers · AP04
2022-03-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-03
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-01
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GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-03-01
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HOWARD, Andrew William, Mr. appointed
director
2022-03-01
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STUART, John Douglas, Earl Of Moray appointed
director
2022-03-01
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SKELLY, Donna Margaret resigned
secretary
2022-03-01
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MACKESSACK - LEITCH, James Edward resigned
director
2022-03-01
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MACKESSACK - LEITCH, Penelope Ann resigned
director
2022-03-01
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Gavin James, Mr. resigned
director
2022-03-01
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Ruaraidh resigned
director
2022-03-01
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Suzanne Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-03-01
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2019-07-31
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MILNE, Andrew resigned
director
2016-11-09
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MACKESSACK - LEITCH, Penelope Ann appointed
director
2016-11-09
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Ruaraidh appointed
director
2016-11-09
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MILNE, Andrew appointed
director
2012-07-01
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MACKESSACK - LEITCH, James Edward appointed
director
2012-06-01
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Suzanne Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2012-06-01
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SKELLY, Donna Margaret appointed
secretary
2008-07-08
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Suzanne Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2008-07-08
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STEWART & MCISAAC resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-06-19
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, David Callam resigned
director
1990-07-30
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CROSS, Julia resigned
director
1990-07-30
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MACINTYRE, Christina resigned
director
1989-10-20
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MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Suzanne Elizabeth appointed
director
1949-07-07
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Company incorporated
As INCHSTELLY FARMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 77 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Moray Estates Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Moray Estates Properties Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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INCHSTELLY FARMS LIMITED

This company · SC027160

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Moray Estates Properties Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/03/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Gavin James Mackessack - Leitchceased 01/03/2022· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated1949-07-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

5 Atholl Crescent

Edinburgh

EH3 8EJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOWARD, Andrew William, Mr.→

director · ~55y · appointed 2022-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STUART, John Douglas, Earl Of Moray→

director · ~60y · appointed 2022-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Suzanne Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2012-06-01

Resigned

SKELLY, Donna Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

STEWART & MCISAAC→

corporate-secretary · resigned 2008-07-08

Resigned

CROSS, Julia→

director · ~74y · resigned 1990-07-30

Resigned

MACINTYRE, Christina→

director · ~71y · resigned 1990-07-30

Resigned

MACKESSACK - LEITCH, James Edward→

director · ~40y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

MACKESSACK - LEITCH, Penelope Ann→

director · ~35y · appointed 2016-11-09 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

MACKESSACK-LEITCH, David Callam→

director · ~104y · resigned 2003-06-19

Resigned

MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Gavin James, Mr.→

director · ~70y · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Ruaraidh→

director · ~38y · appointed 2016-11-09 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

MACKESSACK-LEITCH, Suzanne Elizabeth→

director · ~68y · appointed 1989-10-20 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

MILNE, Andrew→

director · ~47y · appointed 2016-11-09 · resigned 2019-07-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/03/2022	19/08/2024
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	01/03/2022	19/08/2024

Recent filings (126 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-27

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-07-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-07-04

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-03-15

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-03-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-03-04