SCOTTISH NATIONAL FAT STOCK CLUB

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SC363659 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-08-06

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01410

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01420SIC 01420

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

73 officers (27 active, 73 linked, 72 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

168 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (140 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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address · AD01
2025-09-03
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officers · AP01
2025-05-21
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accounts · AA
2025-05-07
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IRELAND, Andrew appointed
director
2024-12-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-30
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J & H MITCHELL WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-10-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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officers · AP01
2024-05-21
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officers · AP01
2024-05-20
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officers · AP01
2024-05-20
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officers · AP01
2024-05-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-09
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ERSKINE, David appointed
director
2024-05-09
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HYSLOP, Daniel John appointed
director
2024-05-09
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MCALISTER, Emma Mary appointed
director
2024-05-09
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WHYTE, Gary Stephen appointed
director
2024-05-09
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THOMSON, Gilbert resigned
director
2024-05-09
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WILLOX, Scott Emslie resigned
director
2023-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-01
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MACKINNON, William Adam resigned
director
2023-09-01
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MCKERROW, David James resigned
director
2023-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-04
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officers · AP01
2023-05-09
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BARCLAY, John appointed
director
2023-05-09
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MORTON, Kirsty appointed
director
2023-05-09
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VANCE, Elizabeth Agnes appointed
director
2023-05-09
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EMSLIE, John Alexander resigned
director
2023-05-09
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HADDOW, Amy resigned
director
2022-05-10
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WEIR, Andrew appointed
director
2022-05-10
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BLACK, Hugh Alexander resigned
director
2022-05-10
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HADDOW, Amy appointed
director
2021-05-27
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BANNATYNE, John appointed
director
2021-05-27
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CRAIG, William appointed
director
2021-05-27
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HUNTER, Rosemary appointed
director
2021-05-27
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JOHNSTONE, Kenny Ian appointed
director
2021-05-27
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FOX, Edward John resigned
director
2021-05-27
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HAMILTON, James resigned
director
2021-05-27
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PADKIN, David resigned
director
2021-05-27
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WARNOCK, Carol-Anne resigned
director
2021-05-27
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WILSON, Colin Brockie resigned
director
2020-05-27
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BEST, Andrew appointed
director
2020-05-27
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CUNNINGHAM, David appointed
director
2020-05-27
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HAMILTON, Archie appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 140 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-27 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

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

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BALGREGGAN FARMS LIMITED→ SC251076 · est 2003	£1.55M £1.19M–£1.91M	—	—	7	22y	82	61y
LARG FARMING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC247253 · est 2003	—	—	—	1	23y	83	89y
A & J MURCHIE LIMITED→ SC295564 · est 2006	—	—	—	900	20y	82	60y
A H S DRUMMOND (GLENSIDE) LIMITED→ SC324103 · est 2007	—	—	£660.6k	—	18y	82	84y
A. LOCHHEAD FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC328174 · est 2007	—	—	£63.6k	—	18y	82	67y
ALLAN SMITH FENCING & FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC287999 · est 2005	—	—	—	2	20y	82	71y
CRAIGADAM FARM LIMITED→ SC153308 · est 1994	—	—	£48.7k	—	31y	82	74y
CROCHMORE FARMS LIMITED→ SC338012 · est 2008	—	—	—	200	18y	82	77y
G RAE CONTRACTING→ SC339954 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	82	73y
H J WALKER & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC345386 · est 2008	—	—	—	4	17y	82	86y
HARDGRAVE FARM, (DUMFRIES) LIMITED→ SC030389 · est 1954	—	—	—	1300	71y	82	61y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-08-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Pumplaburn Farm

Wamphray

Moffat

DG10 9NA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-06

Last: 2025-08-23