INVERNESS FARMERS' MARKET LIMITED

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SC212176 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-10-20
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47890
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,458
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,103 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£3.5k£6.6k
Current assets£4.2k£7.2k
Net assets£3.5k£6.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-06
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  3. 2026-02-06
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Jane resigned
    director
  8. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Donald resigned
    director
  9. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2024-06-28
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  11. 2023-06-30
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  12. 2022-06-30
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  13. 2021-06-03
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  14. 2020-06-29
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  15. 2019-06-25
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  16. 2018-03-26
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  17. 2017-05-22
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  18. 2015-12-17
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  19. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2010-01-10
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    WHYTE, Annchen Elfi Helene resigned
    director
  21. 2007-03-15
    ➖
    FRASER, Torquil Simon resigned
    director
  22. 2003-01-15
    ➖
    BISS, David resigned
    director
  23. 2003-01-15
    ➕
    WHYTE, Annchen Elfi Helene appointed
    director
  24. 2002-11-19
    ➖
    BOYNE, Alasdair Robert Bethune resigned
    director
  25. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    FRASER, Torquil Simon appointed
    director
  26. 2001-01-23
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Hamish appointed
    director
  27. 2001-01-23
    ➕
    MACBEAN, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  28. 2001-01-23
    ➕
    MACBEAN, Hugh Hamish appointed
    director
  29. 2001-01-23
    ➕
    ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-01-23
    ➖
    MACBEAN, Deborah Anne resigned
    secretary
  31. 2001-01-23
    ➕
    ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey appointed
    director
  32. 2001-01-23
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Jane appointed
    director
  33. 2001-01-23
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Donald appointed
    director
  34. 2001-01-22
    ➕
    BOYNE, Alasdair Robert Bethune appointed
    director
  35. 2000-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INVERNESS FARMERS' MARKET LIMITED
  36. 2000-10-20
    ➕
    MACBEAN, Deborah Anne appointed
    secretary
  37. 2000-10-20
    ➕
    BISS, David appointed
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey resigned 2025-09-30; ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey resigned 2025-09-30; MACDONALD, Jane resigned 2025-09-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Deborah Anne Mcbean
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2000-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47890 — SIC 47890

Registered office

Score Farm Score Farm
Glenferness
Nairn
Highland
IV12 5XB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Hamish→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACBEAN, Deborah Anne→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACBEAN, Hugh Hamish→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-23 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
MACBEAN, Deborah Anne→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-20 · resigned 2001-01-23
Resigned
ALLINGHAM, Gillian Elizabeth De Grey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-01-23 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
BISS, David→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-10-20 · resigned 2003-01-15
Resigned
BOYNE, Alasdair Robert Bethune→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2002-11-19
Resigned
FRASER, Torquil Simon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2007-03-15
Resigned
MACDONALD, Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-01-23 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donald→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-01-23 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
WHYTE, Annchen Elfi Helene→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2010-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
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accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07