CHESTERHALL FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC133309 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-08
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 33.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£32
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £32

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32
~ YoY
Current Assets
£32
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6£13£19£26£32May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£32£32
Current assets£32£32
Net assets£32£32

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-07
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-03
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    SHANKS, Kathryn Barbara resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2024-02-19
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  7. 2023-02-24
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  8. 2022-02-28
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  9. 2021-05-05
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  10. 2020-02-27
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  11. 2019-09-24
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-09-24
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  13. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-01
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  17. 2013-08-05
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    WYLLIE, James Hamilton Murray appointed
    director
  18. 2007-01-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 1995-08-11
    ➕
    SHANKS, Kathryn Barbara appointed
    director
  20. 1993-08-03
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    HENDERSON, Hugh John Stewart resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 1992-09-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 1991-12-12
    ➕
    WYLLIE, Barbara Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 1991-12-12
    ➕
    WYLLIE, Barbara Ann appointed
    director
  24. 1991-12-12
    ➕
    WYLLIE, James Hamilton appointed
    director
  25. 1991-12-12
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1991-12-12
    ➖
    BOWMAN, Hugh Craig resigned
    nominee-director
  27. 1991-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CHESTERHALL FARMS LIMITED
  28. 1991-08-08
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1991-08-08
    ➕
    BOWMAN, Hugh Craig appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 1991-08-08
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Hugh John Stewart appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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

90/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Hamilton Wyllie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Barbara Ann Wyllie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Jamie Hamilton Murray Wyllie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kathryn Barbara Shanksceased 03/11/2025· 75-100% 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
Incorporated1991-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

1 Forthview
Ruchlaw Mains
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

WYLLIE, Barbara Ann→
secretary · appointed 1991-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLLIE, Barbara Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 1991-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLLIE, James Hamilton Murray→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLLIE, James Hamilton→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-08-08 · resigned 1991-12-12
Resigned
BOWMAN, Hugh Craig→
nominee-director · appointed 1991-08-08 · resigned 1991-12-12
Resigned
HENDERSON, Hugh John Stewart→
nominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1991-08-08 · resigned 1993-08-03
Resigned
SHANKS, Kathryn Barbara→
director · ~52y · appointed 1995-08-11 · resigned 2025-11-03
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 property02/09/199230/01/2007

Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-27