A.J. ALLAN (BRECHIN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC058078 · ltd · incorporated 1975-07-02

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 46.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.6y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 46.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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accounts · AA
2025-05-28
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accounts · AA
2024-06-18
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accounts · AA
2023-07-29
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gazette · DISS40
2023-07-26
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accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-06
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accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-26
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accounts · AA
2021-05-08
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mortgage · MR04
2021-05-08
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-08
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2019-06-26
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accounts · AA
2018-06-04
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accounts · AA
2017-06-08
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accounts · AA
2012-11-30
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IRELAND, Ian appointed
secretary
2012-11-30
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VANCE, Geoffrey appointed
director
2012-11-30
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MC DERMOTT, John resigned
secretary
2012-11-30
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MC DERMOTT, John resigned
director
2011-11-09
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IRELAND, Ian appointed
director
2011-11-09
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ALLAN, David Martin resigned
secretary
2011-11-09
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MC DERMOTT, John appointed
secretary
2011-11-09
➖
ALLAN, David Martin resigned
director
2011-11-09
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MC DERMOTT, John appointed
director
2011-11-09
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MELROSE, Alistair George resigned
director
2011-10-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-06-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-06-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2006-05-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1999-07-31
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GORDON, Marion resigned
director
1997-02-17
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GORDON, Marion appointed
director
1997-02-17
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MELROSE, Alistair George appointed
director
1997-02-09
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ALLAN, Alexander John resigned
director
1997-02-09
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ALLAN, David Martin resigned
director
1991-04-30
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KINNEAR, Margaret Marion resigned
director
1989-12-20
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ALLAN, Margaret Irene resigned
director
1988-11-26
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ALLAN, David Martin appointed
director
1979-09-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1975-07-02
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Company incorporated
As A.J. ALLAN (BRECHIN) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Ipm Potato Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ipm Potato Group Limited

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

ultimate parent

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A.J. ALLAN (BRECHIN) LIMITED

This company · SC058078

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
Ipm Potato Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1975-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

East Mill Road

Brechin

Angus

DD9 7HJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

IRELAND, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2012-11-30

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Active

IRELAND, Ian→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-11-09

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Active

VANCE, Geoffrey→

director · ~75y · appointed 2012-11-30

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Active

ALLAN, David Martin→

secretary · resigned 2011-11-09

Resigned

MC DERMOTT, John→

secretary · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2012-11-30

Resigned

ALLAN, Alexander John→

director · ~106y · resigned 1997-02-09

Resigned

ALLAN, David Martin→

director · ~80y · appointed 1988-11-26 · resigned 2011-11-09

Resigned

ALLAN, David Martin→

director · ~80y · resigned 1997-02-09

Resigned

ALLAN, Margaret Irene→

director · resigned 1989-12-20

Resigned

GORDON, Marion→

director · ~87y · appointed 1997-02-17 · resigned 1999-07-31

Resigned

KINNEAR, Margaret Marion→

director · resigned 1991-04-30

Resigned

MC DERMOTT, John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2012-11-30

Resigned

MELROSE, Alistair George→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-02-17 · resigned 2011-11-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	16/06/2011	08/05/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	15/05/2006	04/10/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	12/09/1979	17/06/2011

Recent filings (125 total)

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2026-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-22

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-26

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-07-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-24

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2021-07-28

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2021-07-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-07-26