NEEMCO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC149664 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-16
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 03210SIC 03210
  • 20200SIC 20200
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-31
    STRANG, Robin Henderson Christie, Dr resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-05-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2010-12-10
    TAN, Jen Wei resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-12-10
    TAN, Jen Wei resigned
    director
  20. 2010-10-28
    STRANG, Robin Henderson Christie, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-08
    SARKAR, Josh resigned
    director
  22. 2000-09-18
    BRICKELL, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-09-18
    TAN, Jen Wei appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-09-18
    SARKAR, Josh appointed
    director
  25. 2000-09-18
    TAN, Jen Wei appointed
    director
  26. 1997-12-09
    BRICKELL, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  27. 1997-12-09
    CAHILL, Anna Caitlin resigned
    secretary
  28. 1994-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NEEMCO LIMITED
  29. 1994-03-16
    MASON, Michael Paul appointed
    director
  30. 1994-03-16
    CAHILL, Anna Caitlin appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Paul Mason
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

River House Fisherwood Road
Balloch
Alexandria
G83 8SW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MASON, Michael Paul
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-03-16
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Active
BRICKELL, Andrew John
secretary · appointed 1997-12-09 · resigned 2000-09-18
Resigned
CAHILL, Anna Caitlin
secretary · appointed 1994-03-16 · resigned 1997-12-09
Resigned
TAN, Jen Wei
secretary · appointed 2000-09-18 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned
SARKAR, Josh
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-09-18 · resigned 2005-02-08
Resigned
STRANG, Robin Henderson Christie, Dr
director · ~84y · appointed 2010-10-28 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
TAN, Jen Wei
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-18 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20