BANDIRRAN FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC341982 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-25
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 13.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2018-05-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2017-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2016-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-04-01➕ROBB, Jennifer Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2011-04-01➖ROBB, Jean Hamilton resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-21➕ROBB, Jennifer Margaret appointeddirector
- 2008-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BANDIRRAN FARM LIMITED
- 2008-04-25➕ROBB, Ian appointeddirector
- 2008-04-25➕ROBB, Ian Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2008-04-25➕ROBB, Jean Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2008-04-25➕ROBB, Jean Hamilton appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
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Mr Ian Robb Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jennifer Margaret Robb Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
59 Bonnygate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
ROBB, Jennifer Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-04-01
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Active
ROBB, Ian Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-04-25
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ROBB, Jean Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-04-25
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ROBB, Jennifer Margaret→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-12-21
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ROBB, Jean Hamilton→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-25 · resigned 2011-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 01/08/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31