FLORIMOND DESPREZ UK LTD

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SC863888 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-23

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

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities for crop production

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · AP01
2026-02-13
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incorporation · MA
2026-02-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-13
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capital · SH08
2026-02-12
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DESPREZ, Florimond appointed
director
2026-02-12
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DESPREZ, Francois appointed
director
2026-02-12
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DESPREZ, Marin appointed
director
2026-02-12
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GOODWIN, George Sidney appointed
director
2026-02-12
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HARLEY, Hugh Douglas appointed
director
2026-02-12
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capital · SH01
2025-09-23
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Company incorporated
As FLORIMOND DESPREZ UK LTD
2025-09-23
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COULTER, Graeme Alexander appointed
secretary
2025-09-23
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HARLEY, Douglas James appointed
director
2025-09-23
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DESPREZ" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

clean

No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Bruno Florimond Henri Desprez Individual · French · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	12/02/2026
Mr Francois Florimond Charles Victor Desprez Individual · French · DOB 08/1957 · age 69	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	12/02/2026

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Alexander Harley Seeds Limitedceased 12/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2025-09-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Thomanean

Milnathort

Kinross

KY13 0RF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-23

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-06

Last: —