BALLINDEAN COMMUNITY COMPANY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC775636 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-07-13
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01240
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)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
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-27➕KLAASSEN, Barry appointeddirector
- 2025-03-27➕NEVILLE, Richard Charles Martin appointeddirector
- 2025-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-05-10➕WOLF, Charles Roland, Professor appointeddirector
- 2024-05-03➕MACFARLANE, Donald Alasdair Neil appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-03➕MACFARLANE, Donald Alasdair Neil appointeddirector
- 2023-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BALLINDEAN COMMUNITY COMPANY LTD
- 2023-07-13➕MACFARLANE, Alison Gail appointeddirector
- 2023-07-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| B.N. SLOAN & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC088686 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| BADENOCH LAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC060067 · est 1976 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| BLACK SHEEP FARMS LIMITED→ SC735335 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLACKFACE SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION→ SC434384 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BLAIR CASTLE ESTATE LIMITED→ SC156776 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| BRAESGILL LIMITED→ SC164664 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| CAIRNGORMS CROFTERS & FARMERS COMMUNITY LTD→ SC800260 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CANDY FARM LIMITED→ SC712555 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARNOCH VENTURES LTD→ SC584995 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CC SPORTING LTD→ SC777163 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHARLES CONNELL & COMPANY (COLQUHALZIE FARMS) LIMITED→ SC039690 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| CHARLES HUTCHISON LIMITED→ SC248297 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01240 — SIC 01240
Registered office
1 Charlotte Street
Perth
PH1 5LP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
MACFARLANE, Donald Alasdair Neil→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-05-03
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KLAASSEN, Barry→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-03-27
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MACFARLANE, Alison Gail→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-07-13
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MACFARLANE, Donald Alasdair Neil→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-03
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NEVILLE, Richard Charles Martin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-03-27
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WOLF, Charles Roland, Professor→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2024-05-10
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-13