HIGH MILTON FARM LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC474542 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£349.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £349,879
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£350k
↑ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£257k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £349.9k | £330.1k |
| Current assets | £257.0k | £274.6k |
| Net assets | £349.9k | £321.7k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
6
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
11
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 resolution
- • 2 capital
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 resolution
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-20➕ROBINSON, Edward William appointeddirector
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-06➕ROBINSON, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2014-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs HIGH MILTON FARM LTD
- 2014-04-07➕ROBINSON, William Barry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
33/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ROBINSON, Edward William (same surname) appointed 2026-03-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward William Robinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/03/2026 |
Mr William Barry Robinson Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Elizabeth Anne Robinsonceased 20/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
High Milton Farm
Elrig
Newton Stewart
Wigtownshire
DG8 9RE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROBINSON, Edward William→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2026-03-20
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ROBINSON, Elizabeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-06
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ROBINSON, William Barry→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-04-07
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22