MALMSWOOD FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02801444 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-19

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-155.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £155,864

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£156k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Assets

£21k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£30.9k	£57.6k
Current assets	£21.2k	£24.5k
Net assets	£-155.9k	£-129.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-05-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-03-28
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officers · TM02
2018-03-27
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SKINNER, Tracy Bridget resigned
secretary
2017-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
1993-03-19
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Company incorporated
As MALMSWOOD FARM LIMITED
1993-03-19
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SKINNER, James Peter appointed
director
1993-03-19
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SKINNER, Tracy Bridget appointed
secretary
1993-03-19
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-03-19
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
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1993-03-19
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-03-19
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Peter Skinner Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-03-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

C/O Day & Co Scottish Provident House

76-80 College Road

Harrow

Middlesex

HA1 1BQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SKINNER, James Peter→

director · ~64y · appointed 1993-03-19

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Active

SKINNER, Tracy Bridget→

secretary · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 2018-03-27

Resigned

PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 1993-03-19

Resigned

PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 1993-03-19

Resigned

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