ABERDONA FARMING CO LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC380386 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-30
Average employees0

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
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-02-29
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    POETT, Nicholas Ian John Herrick appointed
    director
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-04-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2022-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERDONA FARMING CO LTD
  19. 2010-06-15
    ➕
    POETT, Brian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-15
    ➕
    POETT, Lucy Erica Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2010-06-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-06-15
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-06-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2010-06-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — POETT, Nicholas Ian John Herrick (same surname) appointed 2024-02-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 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 16 years.
  • 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
Mrs Lucy Erica Poett
Individual · British · DOB 01/1943 · age 83
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Harviestoun Estate Office
Harviestoun
Dollar
FK14 7PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

POETT, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-15
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Active
POETT, Lucy Erica Mary→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POETT, Nicholas Ian John Herrick→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2010-06-15
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-06-15 · resigned 2010-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-13