CANDY FARM LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC712555 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-14.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,757
Cash YoY
+114%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↑ 114% YoY
Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.9k | £-16.2k |
| Current assets | £14.7k | £7.6k |
| Cash | £13.6k | £6.3k |
| Debtors | £172 | £270 |
| Net assets | £-14.8k | £-20.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CANDY FARM LIMITED
- 2021-10-19➕STEWART, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-10-19➕STEWART, Katherine Ann appointeddirector
- 2021-10-19📄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 Andrew Stewart Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 19/10/2021 |
Mrs Katherine Ann Stewart Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 19/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.N. SLOAN & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC088686 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
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| BRAESGILL LIMITED→ SC164664 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| CAIRNGORMS CROFTERS & FARMERS COMMUNITY LTD→ SC800260 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CC SPORTING LTD→ SC777163 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHARLES CONNELL & COMPANY (COLQUHALZIE FARMS) LIMITED→ SC039690 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| CLUNY LIMITED→ SC278220 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| COMRIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC353666 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Candy Farm, Strawearn House,
Glenfarg
Perth
Perth And Kinross
PH2 9QL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEWART, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-19
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STEWART, Katherine Ann→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-10-19
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-18