STRATHDON RANCH LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC644921 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£226.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £226,815
Net assets shrinking
Down £67,567 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£53k
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£227k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £240.8k | £320.6k |
| Current assets | £76.7k | £451.6k |
| Cash | £52.8k | £342.5k |
| Debtors | £23.4k | £26.0k |
| Net assets | £226.8k | £294.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-28➖CRIPPS, Rosemary Eleanor resigneddirector
- 2020-09-28➖SAMBROOK, Adam Thomas resigneddirector
- 2020-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs STRATHDON RANCH LIMITED
- 2019-10-21➕WAGG, Aaron John appointeddirector
- 2019-10-21➕WAGG, Klara Emily appointeddirector
- 2019-10-21➕CRIPPS, Rosemary Eleanor appointeddirector
- 2019-10-21➕SAMBROOK, Adam Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-10-21📄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 Aaron John Wagg Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/10/2019 |
Mrs Klara Emily Wagg Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Culquoich House
Glenkindie
Alford
AB33 8SU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WAGG, Aaron John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAGG, Klara Emily→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRIPPS, Rosemary Eleanor→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-10-21 · resigned 2020-09-28
SAMBROOK, Adam Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-21 · resigned 2020-09-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/01/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/12/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-07