GOLFARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC231039 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-01
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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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£68.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,626

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£69k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£55k£69kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£68.6k£57.9k
Current assets£53.3k£42.2k
Net assets£68.6k£57.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLFARM LIMITED
  17. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    SHADE, Muriel Isabel appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    SHADE, Kenneth Mitchell appointed
    director
  19. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kenneth Mitchell Shade
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ken Mitchell Shadeceased 02/01/2026· significant influence

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
Incorporated2002-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Lovedale Road
Balerno
Midlothian
EH14 7DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHADE, Muriel Isabel→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHADE, Kenneth Mitchell→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28