ANDERSTON TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC234023 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-11

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	300	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-23
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officers · AP01
2022-12-23
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officers · AP01
2022-12-21
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MACPHAIL, Callum David appointed
director
2022-12-21
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MCKENDRICK, Ian Dugald appointed
director
2022-12-21
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MCLEAN, James Murray resigned
director
2022-12-21
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MCPHEE, James Donald resigned
director
2022-05-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-16
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FERGUSON, Robert Iain Grieve appointed
secretary
2022-05-16
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CURACH LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2022-05-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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CURACH LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-01-29
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STEWART,BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND SOLICITORS resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-07-11
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Company incorporated
As ANDERSTON TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
2002-07-11
➕
ARMOUR, John appointed
director
2002-07-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-07-11
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-07-11
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STEWART,BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND SOLICITORS appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-07-11
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MCLEAN, James Murray appointed
director
2002-07-11
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MCPHEE, James Donald appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Kintyre Agricultural Society is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kintyre Agricultural Society

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ANDERSTON TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC234023

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kintyre Agricultural Society Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/12/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ARVAKR FISHING LIMITED→ SC638848 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
CALADH ESTATE LIMITED→ SC538873 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
CALEDONIAN GREENS LTD→ SC829442 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
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CELTIC SEA LIMITED→ SC129691 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-07-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Kintara

Campbeltown

PA28 6PF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-03

Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

FERGUSON, Robert Iain Grieve→

secretary · appointed 2022-05-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARMOUR, John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-11

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Active

MACPHAIL, Callum David→

director · ~33y · appointed 2022-12-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCKENDRICK, Ian Dugald→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-12-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CURACH LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2022-05-16

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2002-07-11

Resigned

STEWART,BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND SOLICITORS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2018-01-29

Resigned

MCLEAN, James Murray→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2022-12-21

Resigned

MCPHEE, James Donald→

director · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2022-12-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-12-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-12-23

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-05-17