BADENOCH LAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC060067 · ltd · incorporated 1976-05-27
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£204.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £204,345
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,323 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£204k
↓ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£116k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£90k£135k£180k£225kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£204.3k£224.7k
Current assets£115.8k£121.0k
Net assets£204.3k£224.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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  4. 2024-07-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-05-08
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    WILLIAMSON, Ruaraidh James Stewart appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-08
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  8. 2024-05-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-05-08
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  10. 2023-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2023-12-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-29
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    MURRAY, Sandra resigned
    director
  20. 2018-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-02-01
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    MURRAY, Sandra appointed
    director
  22. 2015-03-31
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    WILLIAMSON, Cathryn Mary Williamson resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Cathryn Mary Williamson resigned
    director
  24. 2008-01-24
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    WILLIAMSON, Cathryn Mary Williamson appointed
    director
  25. 2001-02-14
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    WILLIAMSON, Cathryn Mary Williamson appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-02-14
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    WILLIAMSON, James David Alexander, Dr resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-02-14
    ➖
    MACPHERSON FLETCHER, Allan William resigned
    director
  28. 1998-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1976-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BADENOCH LAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WILLIAMSON, Ruaraidh James Stewart (same surname) appointed 2024-05-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr James David Alexander Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2022
Mr Ruaraidh James Stewart Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • The Alvie Partnershipceased 06/04/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mr James David Alexander Williamsonceased 06/04/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Badenoch Land Management Ltd Alvie Estate Office
Kincraig
Kingussie
PH21 1NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, James David Alexander, Dr→
director · ~79y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Ruaraidh James Stewart→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Cathryn Mary Williamson→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-14 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, James David Alexander, Dr→
secretary · resigned 2001-02-14
Resigned
MACPHERSON FLETCHER, Allan William→
director · ~76y · resigned 2001-02-14
Resigned
MURRAY, Sandra→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2018-06-29
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Cathryn Mary Williamson→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-01-24 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property16/09/199807/12/2023

Recent filings (108 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11