A P INNES LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC403554 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-14
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£627.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £627,054
Net assets shrinking
Down £147,626 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£627k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£396k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-28 | 2024-05-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £806.5k | £1.09M |
| Current assets | £396.4k | £536.9k |
| Net assets | £627.1k | £774.7k |
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
10
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-30➖INNES, Clive Scott Riddell resigneddirector
- 2025-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-31📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-03➕INNES, Douglas Simon Alan appointeddirector
- 2017-03-03➕INNES, Graham Peter Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2011-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A P INNES LTD
- 2011-07-14➕INNES, Clive Scott Riddell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "INNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Peter Lindsay Innes Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/07/2024 |
Mr Douglas Simon Alan Innes Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/07/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Clive Scott Riddell Innesceased 24/07/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Agriculture · TD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW ROBINSON (FARMS) LIMITED→ 01074395 · est 1972 | — | — | — | 0 | 53y | 83 | 74y |
| FORD & ETAL FARMS 1994 LIMITED→ 02968719 · est 1994 | — | — | — | 0 | 31y | 83 | 73y |
| R.P.B. PRESSEN HILL LTD.→ 03312014 · est 1997 | — | — | £1.41M | — | 29y | 83 | 86y |
| SANDYSTONES LTD→ SC276553 · est 2004 | — | — | £1.59M | — | 21y | 83 | 74y |
| TWEED FORUM LIMITED→ SC191466 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 73y |
| ALEX DALE LTD→ 06486668 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 2 | 18y | 82 | 70y |
| ANDREW A PATTERSON & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC307225 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.68M | — | 19y | 82 | 72y |
| BEATON FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC340332 · est 2008 | — | — | £718.9k | — | 18y | 82 | 62y |
| C & M SYMONS LTD→ SC273115 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 0 | 21y | 82 | 74y |
| CHIRNSIDE GROWERS LIMITED→ SC401300 · est 2011 | — | — | £2.36M | — | 15y | 82 | 69y |
| CRAILING TOFTS POTATOES LIMITED→ SC217999 · est 2001 | — | — | £5.93M | — | 25y | 82 | 94y |
| D. & D. W. D. THOMSON→ SC030287 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | 82 | 82y |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Windywalls
Kelso
Roxburghshire
Scottish Borders
TD5 8HQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last: 2026-07-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
INNES, Douglas Simon Alan→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-03-03
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INNES, Graham Peter Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INNES, Clive Scott Riddell→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2011-07-14 · resigned 2025-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 23/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/05/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-10