BLAIRSGREEN FARM LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC474097 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-01
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 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.7y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
56
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2018-05-05
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2018-04-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2018-04-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-04-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2018-04-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2018-03-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-03-10
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2016-10-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2016-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-07-15
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2015-05-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2015-03-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  25. 2014-08-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  26. 2014-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BLAIRSGREEN FARM LTD
  27. 2014-04-01
    TEMPLETON, Carol appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-04-01
    TEMPLETON, Carol appointed
    director
  29. 2014-04-01
    TEMPLETON, James Douglas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 12 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Douglas Templeton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
5075%
50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Carol Templeton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490

Registered office

Blairsgreen Farm
Saline
Fife
KY12 9LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

TEMPLETON, Carol
secretary · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
TEMPLETON, Carol
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
TEMPLETON, James Douglas
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/05/2018
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property10/03/2018
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/10/2016
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property15/07/2015
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge28/05/2015
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/03/201510/04/2018
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge12/08/201410/04/2018
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-07