EDENWOOD FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC191248 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01130SIC 01130
- 02100SIC 02100
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 27.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
78 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 500 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-27➕BLACK, Fergus George Gordon appointeddirector
- 2012-02-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-05-18➖MDG BLACK, Executors Of resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-18➖MDG BLACK, Executors Of resigneddirector
- 2010-02-10➕BLACK, Michael Jamie Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-01➕BLACK, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 1998-12-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-11-29➕BLACK, Michael Jamie Gordon appointeddirector
- 1998-11-29➕MDG BLACK, Executors Of appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-29➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-29➕MDG BLACK, Executors Of appointeddirector
- 1998-11-29➖COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-11-29➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs EDENWOOD FARMS LIMITED
- 1998-11-18➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-18➕COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-11-18➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fergus George Gordon Black Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Jamie Gordon Blackceased 11/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Edenwood
Cupar
Fife
KY15 5NX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
BLACK, Michael Jamie Gordon→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-02-10
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BLACK, Fergus George Gordon→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2012-11-27
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BLACK, Michael Jamie Gordon→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-11-29
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BLACK, Nicola Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-01-01
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MDG BLACK, Executors Of→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-11-29 · resigned 2011-05-18
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-18 · resigned 1998-11-29
MDG BLACK, Executors Of→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1998-11-29 · resigned 2011-05-18
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-18 · resigned 1998-11-29
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-18 · resigned 1998-11-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 02/02/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/12/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (78 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24