MALSHANGER FARM

💤Zombieactive
01874888 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1985-01-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2024-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-12-12
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  5. 2024-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-11-01
    ➕
    GWA COSEC LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2024-11-01
    ➕
    COLMAN, Joseph Jeremiah appointed
    director
  10. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    COLMAN, Judith Jean Wallop, Lady resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    COLMAN, Judith Jean Wallop, Lady resigned
    director
  12. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-12-26
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    COLMAN, Michael Jeremiah, Sir resigned
    director
  14. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 1985-01-01
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    Company incorporated
    As MALSHANGER FARM

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1985-01-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2023-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GWA COSEC LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-11-01
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Active
COLMAN, Joseph Jeremiah→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-11-01
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Active
COLMAN, Judith Jean Wallop, Lady→
secretary · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
COLMAN, Judith Jean Wallop, Lady→
director · ~90y · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
COLMAN, Michael Jeremiah, Sir→
director · ~98y · resigned 2023-12-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25