MID COUL FARMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC271151 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£23.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £23,314
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£23k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.6k | £23.0k |
| Current assets | £25.7k | £24.8k |
| Net assets | £23.3k | £23.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-02➖RYAN, Stephen Michael resignedsecretary
- 2012-10-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2004-08-17➕ROSE, William Alexander Brodie appointeddirector
- 2004-08-17➕RYAN, Stephen Michael appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-17➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-17➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs MID COUL FARMS LIMITED
- 2004-07-26➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-26➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
William Alexander Brodie Rose Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Culblair Farm
Dalcross
Inverness
IV2 7JJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ROSE, William Alexander Brodie→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2004-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYAN, Stephen Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-17 · resigned 2016-03-02
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-26 · resigned 2004-08-17
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-26 · resigned 2004-08-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/10/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-21