ANGUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC459745 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-07
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    APPLETON, Stephen Mark resigned
    director
  7. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2014-09-30
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    MACMILLAN, Ian resigned
    director
  18. 2014-09-29
    ➖
    TURNBULL, Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2014-09-28
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    CESSFORD, Martin James appointed
    director
  20. 2014-03-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  21. 2013-12-16
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    CESSFORD, Raymond Bruce appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
  23. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    CESSFORD, Raymond Bruce appointed
    director
  24. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    APPLETON, Stephen Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    MACMILLAN, Ian appointed
    director
  26. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    TURNBULL, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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 13 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.)

Group structure

Angus Horticulture Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Angus Horticulture Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ANGUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
This company · SC459745

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Angus Horticulture Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Whanland Farm
Farnell
Brechin
Angus
DD9 6UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CESSFORD, Raymond Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-16
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Active
CESSFORD, Martin James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-09-28
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Active
CESSFORD, Raymond Bruce→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APPLETON, Stephen Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2022-04-07
Resigned
MACMILLAN, Ian→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
TURNBULL, Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2014-09-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property10/03/2014—
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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-07-11