B RIDLAND LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC419164 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-12

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01420

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4	400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-05
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mortgage · MR04
2019-01-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-12-19
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mortgage · MR01
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2017-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-04-06
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-09
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GEORGESON, Fiona Marion Campbell appointed
director
2013-02-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2012-03-12
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Company incorporated
As B RIDLAND LTD
2012-03-12
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RIDLAND, Brian appointed
secretary
2012-03-12
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RIDLAND, Brian appointed
director

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

+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 "RIDLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brian Laurence Ridland Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Ms Fiona Marion Campbell Georgeson Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-03-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Aikerness

Evie

Orkney

KW17 2NH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-26

Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

RIDLAND, Brian→

secretary · appointed 2012-03-12

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Active

GEORGESON, Fiona Marion Campbell→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-12-09

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Active

RIDLAND, Brian→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-12

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/12/2018	—
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	27/02/2013	05/01/2019

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