GALL FARMING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC182987 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-16
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 9.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35110SIC 35110
  • 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 9.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.0 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
85 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.

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 employees4400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2024-09-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-09-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  5. 2024-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2022-11-21
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  8. 2021-12-20
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  9. 2021-01-29
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  10. 2019-12-11
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  11. 2018-12-20
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  12. 2018-05-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2018-04-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2017-12-19
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  15. 2017-07-04
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-04-21
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  17. 2017-04-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2017-04-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2017-04-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2017-04-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2017-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    GALL, Hazel appointed
    director
  23. 2011-03-31
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    GALL, Iain Alastair appointed
    director
  24. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    GALL, Steven Graham appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    GALL, Hazel appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    GALL, Alistair David resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-06-10
    ➖
    GALL, Mary Isobel resigned
    director
  28. 1998-02-27
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    GALL, Alistair David appointed
    director
  29. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    GALL, Alistair David appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-02-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    GALL, Mary Isobel appointed
    director
  32. 1998-02-27
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1998-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As GALL FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
  34. 1998-02-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-02-16
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair David Gall
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/05/2016
Mrs Hazel Gall
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/05/2016

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
Incorporated1998-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Glenskenno
Montrose
Angus
DD10 9LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

GALL, Hazel→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-31
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Active
GALL, Alistair David→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-02-27
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Active
GALL, Hazel→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-03-31
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Active
GALL, Iain Alastair→
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-03-31
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Active
GALL, Steven Graham→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-03-31
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Active
GALL, Alistair David→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-16 · resigned 1998-02-27
Resigned
GALL, Mary Isobel→
director · ~107y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2008-06-10
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-16 · resigned 1998-02-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property16/09/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/04/2018—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—05/04/201721/04/2017
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—05/04/2017—
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28