CASTLE OF AUCHRY FARMING LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2016-05-31📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2016-05-31🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-03-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-03-08📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-23📍move-registers-to-sail-companyaddress · AD03
- 2013-05-23📍change-sail-address-companyaddress · AD02
- 2013-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CASTLE OF AUCHRY FARMING LIMITED
- 2013-05-01➕PIRIE, Brian Gordon appointeddirector
- 2013-05-01➕PIRIE, Lesley Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-05-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-05-31
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