FANNICH ESTATE LIMITED

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SC376763 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35110SIC 35110
  • 55900Other accommodation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-06-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-04-27
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2020-04-13
    ➕
    VAN DEDEM, Annemiek appointed
    secretary
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-12-24
    ➕
    BARON VAN DEDEM, Albert Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2010-12-24
    ➖
    VAN DEDEM, Willem Jan, Baron resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-12-24
    ➖
    VAN DEDEM, Willem Jan, Baron resigned
    director
  20. 2010-08-03
    ➕
    BARON VAN DEDEM, Jan Maurits, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2010-08-03
    ➕
    VAN DEDEM, Willem Jan, Baron appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-08-03
    ➖
    R & R URQUHART LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-08-03
    ➕
    VAN DEDEM, Willem Jan, Baron appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-03
    ➖
    WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson resigned
    director
  25. 2010-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As FANNICH ESTATE LIMITED
  26. 2010-04-13
    ➕
    R & R URQUHART LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-04-13
    ➕
    WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Baron Jan Maurits Van Dedem
Individual · Dutch · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Estate Office
Fannich Estate
Garve
Ross-Shire
IV23 2QE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

VAN DEDEM, Annemiek→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-13
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Active
BARON VAN DEDEM, Albert Alexander→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-12-24
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Active
BARON VAN DEDEM, Jan Maurits, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DEDEM, Willem Jan, Baron→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2010-12-24
Resigned
R & R URQUHART LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-13 · resigned 2010-08-03
Resigned
VAN DEDEM, Willem Jan, Baron→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2010-12-24
Resigned
WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-04-13 · resigned 2010-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-27