GEORGE DALGARNO & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC156243 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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 employees800800

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-13
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    DALGARNO, Bruce resigned
    director
  17. 2008-10-14
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2008-10-14
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Bruce appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Brian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Brian appointed
    director
  21. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    DALGARNO, George appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-16
    ➖
    DALGARNO, Maureen Annabella resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-16
    ➖
    DALGARNO, George resigned
    director
  24. 2007-03-16
    ➖
    DALGARNO, Maureen Annabella resigned
    director
  25. 1995-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GEORGE DALGARNO & SONS LIMITED
  26. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Maureen Annabella appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1995-03-01
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    DALGARNO, George appointed
    director
  30. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Maureen Annabella appointed
    director
  31. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1995-03-01
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DALGARNO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 Brian Dalgarno
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2026
Mr Robert Dalgarno
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2026
Mr George Dalgarno
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/05/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Brian Dalgarnoceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Robert Dalgarnoceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1995-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Parkfield
Little Brechin
By Brechin
Angus
DD9 6RQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

DALGARNO, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALGARNO, Brian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALGARNO, George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALGARNO, Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALGARNO, Maureen Annabella→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-16
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned
DALGARNO, Bruce→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-14 · resigned 2016-05-13
Resigned
DALGARNO, George→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-16
Resigned
DALGARNO, Maureen Annabella→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-16
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04