FAIRLIE (BONHARD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC248160 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-23
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 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£634.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £634,343
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£634k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £820.4k | £770.2k |
| Current assets | £193.4k | £115.7k |
| Net assets | £634.3k | £575.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-24➕FAIRLIE, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2021-02-24➖FAIRLIE, David Marshall resigneddirector
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-25➕FAIRLIE, James Edward appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-25➕FAIRLIE, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2003-04-25➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-25➕FAIRLIE, David Marshall appointeddirector
- 2003-04-25➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRLIE (BONHARD) LIMITED
- 2003-04-23➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-23➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FAIRLIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Edward Fairlie Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07
Last: 2025-04-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
FAIRLIE, James Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-04-25
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FAIRLIE, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-25
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FAIRLIE, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-02-24
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2003-04-25
FAIRLIE, David Marshall→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2021-02-24
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2003-04-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/10/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-02