INGRAM'S FARM LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC262000 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£106.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
74
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 £106,152

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£106k
Current Assets
£94k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£137.2k
Current assets£93.6k
Net assets£106.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-03-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2026-03-18
    ➖
    BURNETT & REID LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2026-02-05
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2025-12-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-07
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-05-27
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2021-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-22
    ➖
    CUMMING, Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    BURNETT & REID LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-09-30
    ➖
    BURNETT & REID resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    INGRAM, Alexander Malcolm appointed
    director
  24. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    INGRAM, Ann Moyra appointed
    director
  25. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    CUMMING, Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2004-06-10
    ➖
    MCMILLAN, Michael Dale resigned
    director
  27. 2004-01-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INGRAM'S FARM LTD
  28. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    BURNETT & REID appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-01-15
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, Michael Dale appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +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 "INGRAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 63. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ann Moyra Ingram
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mr Alexander Malcolm Ingram
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Executors Of The Late Douglas Cummingceased 21/12/2017· 75-100% shares · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

East Pitscaff
Newburgh
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 6AQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

INGRAM, Alexander Malcolm→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGRAM, Ann Moyra→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT & REID→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
BURNETT & REID LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2026-03-18
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-01-15
Resigned
CUMMING, Douglas→
director · ~94y · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2016-08-22
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Michael Dale→
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23