G RAE CONTRACTING
🌳Matureactive
SC339954 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2008-03-20
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 11.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-05➕RAE, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2022-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-09-30➖RAE, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2016-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2014-11-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-10✏️reregistration-assentchange-of-name · FOA-RR
- 2014-07-10✏️certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimitedchange-of-name · CERT3
- 2014-07-10✏️reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-companychange-of-name · RR05
- 2014-07-10📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2014-02-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs G RAE CONTRACTING
- 2008-03-20➕RAE, Graham appointeddirector
- 2008-03-20➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-20➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-20➕RAE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-03-20➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-03-20➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RAE, Andrew James (same surname) appointed 2022-12-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Rae Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew James Rae Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2008-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Newton Farm
Kirkpatrick Fleming
Lockerbie
Dumfriesshire
DG11 3AT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RAE, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-12-05
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Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2008-03-20
RAE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2016-09-30
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2008-03-20
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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 | — | 13/11/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-10-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-03-24