BLACK ISLE FARMERS' SOCIETY

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SC219601 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-05-29
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
45 officers (12 active, 45 linked, 40 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
143 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-01
    MACPHERSON, Grant appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-01-01
    MACIVER, George Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2025-01-01
    MACIVER, Norman James appointed
    director
  13. 2025-01-01
    MACLENNAN, Suzanne Kathleen appointed
    director
  14. 2024-12-31
    GAMMIE, Andrew Davidson resigned
    director
  15. 2024-12-31
    MCCALLUM, Isobel resigned
    director
  16. 2024-12-31
    MCKENZIE, David John Shaw resigned
    director
  17. 2024-12-31
    MCKENZIE, Freida resigned
    director
  18. 2024-10-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2024-10-08
    MACKINTOSH, Fiona Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2024-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2024-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-01-29
    GRANT, Amy appointed
    director
  24. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2023-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2023-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2023-03-15
    CAMERON, James Munro appointed
    director
  29. 2023-03-15
    MACIVER, Derek Henderson appointed
    director
  30. 2023-03-15
    NICOL, Craig Cameron appointed
    director
  31. 2023-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  32. 2023-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  33. 2023-01-10
    MAIR, James Gavin appointed
    director
  34. 2022-11-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  35. 2022-10-14
    FRASER, Donald Maclean resigned
    director
  36. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  37. 2022-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  38. 2022-07-07
    MACKENZIE, Donna resigned
    director
  39. 2020-12-31
    MACLEOD, Donald Stewart resigned
    director
  40. 2020-08-31
    MACKENZIE, Roderick Thomas resigned
    secretary
  41. 2020-03-11
    HENDERSON, Tom appointed
    director
  42. 2020-03-11
    MACLEOD, Brian Dawson appointed
    director
  43. 2020-03-11
    MACKENZIE, Donna appointed
    director
  44. 2020-01-15
    GRANT, Amy resigned
    director
  45. 2019-12-31
    MACKENZIE, Stephen resigned
    director
  46. 2019-01-02
    GRANT, Amy appointed
    director
  47. 2018-12-31
    CAMERON, Andrew Morrison resigned
    director
  48. 2018-12-31
    MACRAE, Elaine resigned
    director
  49. 2018-05-02
    FRASER, Donald Maclean appointed
    director
  50. 2018-05-02
    GAMMIE, Andrew Davidson appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2001-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Metropolitan House
31-33 High Street
Inverness
IV1 1HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (12 active · 33 resigned)

MACKINTOSH, Fiona Margaret
secretary · appointed 2024-10-08
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Active
CAMERON, James Munro
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-15
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Active
GRANT, Amy
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-01-29
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Active
HENDERSON, Tom
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-03-11
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Active
MACIVER, Derek Henderson
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-03-15
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Active
MACIVER, George Alexander
director · ~72y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
MACIVER, Norman James
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
MACLENNAN, Suzanne Kathleen
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
MACLEOD, Brian Dawson
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-03-11
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Active
MACPHERSON, Grant
director · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
MAIR, James Gavin
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-01-10
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Active
NICOL, Craig Cameron
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-03-15
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Active
FORBES, Janet Lyn
secretary · appointed 2001-10-17 · resigned 2005-11-16
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Roderick Thomas
secretary · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned
MCMARTIN, Ian
secretary · appointed 2005-11-16 · resigned 2006-05-17
Resigned
MACLEOD & MACCALLUM
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-05-29 · resigned 2001-10-17
Resigned
CAMERON, Alasdair
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-10-17 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
CAMERON, Andrew Morrison
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
FRASER, Donald Maclean
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-05-02 · resigned 2022-10-14
Resigned
FRASER, Donald Maclean
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (143 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31