BURROWLAND DAIRY LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC833402 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-08
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-25➖REID, John resigneddirector
- 2025-01-23➕LEADBETTER, Douglas James appointeddirector
- 2025-01-23➕LEADBETTER, Katherine Louisa appointeddirector
- 2025-01-23➖REID, John resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BURROWLAND DAIRY LIMITED
- 2025-01-08➕REID, John appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-08➕REID, John appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Reid Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/01/2025 |
Mrs Katherine Louisa Leadbetter Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/01/2025 |
Mr Douglas James Leadbetter Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Burrowland Farm
Kilwinning
Ayrshire
KA13 7RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LEADBETTER, Douglas James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEADBETTER, Katherine Louisa→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REID, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-01-08 · resigned 2025-01-23
REID, John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-01-08 · resigned 2025-01-25
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-08