BRAEBOST FARMS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC551697 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-02
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 9.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£540.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £540,871
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£541k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£344k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £540.9k | £475.6k |
| Current assets | £344.4k | £299.8k |
| Net assets | £540.9k | £475.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-07➕MACRAE, Calum Donald appointeddirector
- 2024-05-07➕MACRAE, Duncan Angus Neal appointeddirector
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-06-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-01-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-01-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAEBOST FARMS LTD
- 2016-12-02➕MACRAE, Helen Frances appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-02➕MACRAE, Helen Frances appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02➕MACRAE, William appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Frances Macrae Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/12/2016 |
Mr William Macrae Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Lonaig
Edinbane
Portree
IV51 9PX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
MACRAE, Helen Frances→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-12-02
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MACRAE, Calum Donald→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-05-07
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MACRAE, Duncan Angus Neal→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-05-07
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MACRAE, Helen Frances→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-12-02
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MACRAE, William→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-12-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/01/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08