CUIL FARMING COMPANY
🏛️Establishedactive
SC618863 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2019-01-22
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2024-08-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-12📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2021-01-12📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2021-01-07📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-01-07📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-01-07📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-02-12📄capital-allotment-new-class-of-sharescapital · SH09
- 2019-02-06➕CAMPBELL, Trine Froysa appointeddirector
- 2019-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CUIL FARMING COMPANY
- 2019-01-22➕CAMPBELL, James Brown appointeddirector
- 2019-01-22➕ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-01-22➖ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigneddirector
- 2019-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Brown Campbell Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/01/2019 |
Mrs Trine Froysa Campbell Individual · Norwegian · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/12/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jonathon Charles Roundceased 22/01/2019· 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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| H.S. DRUMMOND (GLENSIDE) LIMITED→ SC035309 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| H2O HYDRO LTD→ SC449097 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2019-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Cuil Farm
Castle Douglas
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 1QB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CAMPBELL, James Brown→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMPBELL, Trine Froysa→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-01-22 · resigned 2019-01-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2021-01-12
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2021-01-12
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-01-07
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-01-07
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2021-01-07