ACHAVANDRA STABLES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC639931 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-28
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£150.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £150,288

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£150k
Current Assets
£18k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-30
Total assets£147.2k
Current assets£18.4k
Net assets£150.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACHAVANDRA STABLES LTD
  14. 2019-08-28
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Alistair appointed
    director
  15. 2019-08-28
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Belinda appointed
    director
  16. 2019-08-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 71 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Belinda Shepherd
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/08/2019
Mr Alistair Shepherd
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

18 Stafford Street
Tain
IV19 1AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SHEPHERD, Alistair→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-08-28
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SHEPHERD, Belinda→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-08-28
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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-11-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-30