GREWAR FARMING (CARESTON) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC718130 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£28.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £28,045
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,983 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£28k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£238k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.13M | £4.14M |
| Current assets | £238.2k | £144.6k |
| Net assets | £28.0k | £51.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs GREWAR FARMING (CARESTON) LTD
- 2021-12-21➕GREWAR, Euan Reid appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21➕GREWAR, Lucy appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21➕GREWAR, Lynsey Helen appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21➕GREWAR, Peter Arthur Alston appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GREWAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Dronley Farming Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
🏛️majority
Peter C Grewar (Potatoes) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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GREWAR FARMING (CARESTON) LTD
This company · SC718130
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter C Grewar (Potatoes) Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 21/12/2021 |
Dronley Farming Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
East Ardler
Meigle
Perthshire
PH12 8SP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
GREWAR, Euan Reid→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREWAR, Lucy→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREWAR, Lynsey Helen→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREWAR, Peter Arthur Alston→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-12-21
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 05/04/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-21