J.G. PORTER FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC087448 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
6 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
99 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600600

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.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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  2. 2024-08-08
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  3. 2023-09-13
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  4. 2022-09-20
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  5. 2021-07-28
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  6. 2020-09-16
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  7. 2019-10-10
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  8. 2018-10-02
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  9. 2017-08-22
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  10. 2016-08-30
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  11. 2016-01-22
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  12. 2015-10-16
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  13. 2015-01-14
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  14. 2014-07-14
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  15. 2014-01-10
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    PORTER, David Alston appointed
    director
  16. 2014-01-10
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    PORTER, David resigned
    director
  17. 2014-01-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-08-13
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    PORTER, Lesley appointed
    director
  19. 2009-08-13
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    PORTER, Thomas Forrest appointed
    director
  20. 2009-03-13
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    PORTER, Michelle Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-13
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    PORTER, David appointed
    director
  22. 1984-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As J.G. PORTER FARMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PORTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

6 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Forrest Porter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr David Alston Porter
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Gray Porter
Individual · British · DOB 11/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Kathleen Isabel Porter
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lesley Porter
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Michelle Louise Porter
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1984-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Balhungie
Monifieth
Angus
DD5 4HY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)

PORTER, Kathleen Isabel→
secretary
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Active
PORTER, David Alston→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-01-10
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Active
PORTER, John Gray→
director · ~83y
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Active
PORTER, Kathleen Isabel→
director · ~81y
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Active
PORTER, Lesley→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-08-13
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Active
PORTER, Michelle Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-13
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Active
PORTER, Thomas Forrest→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-08-13
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Active
PORTER, David→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-03-13 · resigned 2014-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-08