STAUFFENBERG WOODLANDS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC596926 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-05
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-08-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-08-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-08-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-08-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-11-13
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    STAUFFENBERG, Franz Ludwig, Graf appointed
    director
  15. 2018-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As STAUFFENBERG WOODLANDS LIMITED
  17. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    JAMES HAIR GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    DIXON, Andrew Christopher Hunter appointed
    director
  19. 2018-05-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STAUFFENBERG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Graf Caspar Stauffenberg
Individual · German · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/07/2019
Graf Franz Ludwig Stauffenberg
Individual · German · DOB 05/1938 · age 88
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/07/2019
Grefin Elisabeth Stauffenberg
Individual · German · DOB 07/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Christopher Hunter Dixonceased 22/07/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

59 Bonnygate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4BY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES HAIR GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-05-11
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Active
DIXON, Andrew Christopher Hunter→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-05-11
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Active
STAUFFENBERG, Franz Ludwig, Graf→
director · ~88y · appointed 2018-11-13
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-28