STRATHEARN PRODUCE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC317241 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-26
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 5.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-29
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  3. 2023-12-14
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  4. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-24
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    officers · AP04
  7. 2021-02-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-02-01
    ➕
    JAMES HAIR GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2021-02-01
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    JAMES HAIR & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-11-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  13. 2019-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2013-06-01
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    WHYTE, Laura appointed
    director
  20. 2007-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As STRATHEARN PRODUCE LTD
  21. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    WHYTE, Pearson Mcadam Muir appointed
    director
  22. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    JAMES HAIR & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Pearson Whyte
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Laura Whyte
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2018

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
Incorporated2007-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

59 Bonnygate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JAMES HAIR GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-02-01
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Active
WHYTE, Laura→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-01
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Active
WHYTE, Pearson Mcadam Muir→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-02-26
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Active
JAMES HAIR & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge1 property16/11/2020—
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Recent filings (49 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
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accounts · AA
2025-11-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
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accounts · AA
2024-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
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officers · AP04
2021-02-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-30