CYGNET PEP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC061872 · ltd · incorporated 1977-03-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£990.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01640
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
142 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £990,397
Net assets shrinking
Down £231,206 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£58k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£990k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£4.4m
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.02M | £1.24M |
| Current assets | £4.43M | £2.86M |
| Cash | £58.5k | £658.6k |
| Debtors | £4.09M | £1.92M |
| Net assets | £990.4k | £1.22M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2023-05-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01➖CASTELLA ORIOL, Juan resigneddirector
- 2022-02-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-02-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-02-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-01➕COULTER, Graeme appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-31➖THOMSON, Catherine Anne Macleod resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16➕MCGOWAN, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2018-07-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-04-25➖CHALMERS, Alan David Hutchison resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-25➕THOMSON, Catherine Anne Macleod appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-27➕CHALMERS, Alan David Hutchison appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-27➖HARLEY, Douglas James resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-18➕MACLENNAN, Alasdair Ruairidh appointeddirector
- 2012-06-18➕CASTELLA ORIOL, Juan appointeddirector
- 2012-06-18➖HARLEY, James Millar resigneddirector
- 2007-05-30➖CAMPBELL, Gary resigneddirector
- 2007-05-30➖SPENCE, James Scott resigneddirector
- 2007-05-30➖THOMSON, Alastair James resigneddirector
- 2004-09-24➕CAMPBELL, Gary appointeddirector
- 2004-09-24➕SPENCE, James Scott appointeddirector
- 2003-06-01➖COLLIAR, George Henderson resigneddirector
- 2000-01-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1997-11-18➕THOMSON, Alastair James appointeddirector
- 1996-02-01➕HARLEY, Douglas James appointeddirector
- 1996-02-01➕HARLEY, Douglas James appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-01➕HARLEY, James Millar appointeddirector
- 1996-01-31➖HARLEY, Ian Alexander William resignedsecretary
- 1996-01-31➖HARLEY, Ian Alexander William resigneddirector
- 1995-04-21➕HARLEY, Ian Alexander William appointedsecretary
- 1995-04-21➖HARLEY, James Millar resignedsecretary
- 1995-04-21➕COLLIAR, George Henderson appointeddirector
- 1995-04-21➖HARLEY, Alexander resigneddirector
- 1995-04-21➖HARLEY, James Millar resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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.)
Group structure
Alexander Harley Seeds Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Alexander Harley Seeds Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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CYGNET PEP LIMITED
This company · SC061872
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Harley Seeds Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Pan European Potato Enterprise Limitedceased 01/02/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.M. BAYNE & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC030423 · est 1954 | £6.62M £5.10M–£8.15M | — | — | 963 | 71y | 84 | 86y |
| BANDIRRAN FARM LIMITED→ SC341982 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 900 | 17y | 83 | 77y |
| CAVELSTONE FARM LIMITED→ SC165832 · est 1996 | — | — | — | 400 | 29y | 83 | 81y |
| CROSSGATES COMMUNITY WOODLAND→ SC273799 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 83 | 80y |
| CYGNET POTATO BREEDERS LTD.→ SC176353 · est 1997 | — | — | — | 8 | 28y | 83 | 66y |
| EDENWOOD FARMS LIMITED→ SC191248 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 5 | 27y | 83 | 62y |
| OCHILVIEW MUSHROOMS LTD→ SC839029 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| OVER RANKEILOUR ESTATE LIMITED→ SC881116 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PITLOCHIE FARMING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC182796 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| PTREE SURGERY & GROUNDWORKS LIMITED→ SC816046 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ROBINSON CRUSOE (ENTITLEMENTS) LIMITED→ SC520332 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| SHINING RIVAL LTD→ SC777720 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01640 — SIC 01640
Registered office
Thomanean
Milnathort
Kinross
KY13 0RF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02
Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)
Active
HARLEY, Douglas James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1996-02-01
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MACLENNAN, Alasdair Ruairidh→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-06-18
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MCGOWAN, Alexander James→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-12-16
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CHALMERS, Alan David Hutchison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2017-04-25
HARLEY, Douglas James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-02-01 · resigned 2014-10-27
HARLEY, Ian Alexander William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-04-21 · resigned 1996-01-31
HARLEY, James Millar→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-04-21
THOMSON, Catherine Anne Macleod→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-04-25 · resigned 2022-01-31
CAMPBELL, Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-09-24 · resigned 2007-05-30
CASTELLA ORIOL, Juan→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-06-18 · resigned 2023-02-01
COLLIAR, George Henderson→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1995-04-21 · resigned 2003-06-01
HARLEY, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~116y · resigned 1995-04-21
HARLEY, Ian Alexander William→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-03-16 · resigned 1996-01-31
HARLEY, James Millar→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1996-02-01 · resigned 2012-06-18
HARLEY, James Millar→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1995-04-21
SPENCE, James Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-09-24 · resigned 2007-05-30
THOMSON, Alastair James→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 2007-05-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 06/07/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/01/2000 | 18/07/2018 |
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Recent filings (142 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-03-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-03-09