SCOTT FARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC011524 · ltd · incorporated 1920-12-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Legal friction: low → moderate

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

·Legal friction: low → moderate

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£277.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.0y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £277,613

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£278k

↑ 4.5% YoY

Current Assets

£90k

↓ 5.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-15	2024-05-15
Total assets	£277.6k	£265.6k
Current assets	£90.4k	£96.0k
Net assets	£277.6k	£265.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
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2025-02-07
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2024-02-13
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2022-12-01
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accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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officers · AP03
2022-09-21
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officers · TM02
2022-09-16
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SCOTT, Janet appointed
secretary
2022-09-16
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SCOTT, Elsie Crawford resigned
secretary
2022-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
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2020-02-13
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2020-01-14
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2020-01-14
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2019-02-12
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2018-02-09
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2017-05-31
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2017-05-31
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officers · TM01
2017-04-21
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SCOTT, James Mitchell appointed
director
2017-04-21
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SCOTT, John resigned
director
2017-02-13
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2011-05-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lomond Wind Limited
1992-05-14
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COTTEY, Eric George resigned
director
1992-05-06
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SCOTT, Elsie Crawford appointed
secretary
1992-05-06
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HENDERSON & COMPANY CA resigned
corporate-secretary
1920-12-04
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Company incorporated
As SCOTT FARMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

98/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 106 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Mitchell Scott Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Scottceased 12/04/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1920-12-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

73 Union Street

Greenock

PA16 8BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last made up to: 2025-05-15

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SCOTT, Janet→

secretary · appointed 2022-09-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SCOTT, James Mitchell→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-04-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SCOTT, Elsie Crawford→

secretary · appointed 1992-05-06 · resigned 2022-09-16

Resigned

HENDERSON & COMPANY CA→

corporate-secretary · resigned 1992-05-06

Resigned

COTTEY, Eric George→

director · ~109y · resigned 1992-05-14

Resigned

SCOTT, John→

director · ~92y · resigned 2017-04-21

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lomond Wind Lomond Wind Limited	Standard security	1 property	26/05/2011	—

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Recent filings (92 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-02-13

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-01

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-09-21

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-09-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-02-13