ARNHALL FARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC279661 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-09

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01420SIC 01420
01470SIC 01470
68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.1y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 4 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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	800	600

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

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2 signals 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 (25 events)Click to expand

2025-10-23
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2023-10-21
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2022-10-28
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2021-07-13
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2020-10-09
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2019-07-12
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2018-10-04
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2017-10-31
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2016-08-31
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accounts · AA
2016-02-29
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-29
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accounts · AA
2015-02-23
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2014-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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2014-02-20
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2013-04-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-09-28
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OGG, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2010-09-28
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BURNETT, Clare Mary resigned
secretary
2005-02-09
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Company incorporated
As ARNHALL FARMS LIMITED
2005-02-09
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OGG, Mark Charles Gammie appointed
director
2005-02-09
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BURNETT, Clare Mary appointed
secretary
2005-02-09
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-09
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-09
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-02-09
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WATERLOW NOMINEES 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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Mark Charles Gammie Ogg Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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PEACEHILL FARMING LIMITED→ SC144826 · est 1993	£3.65M £2.81M–£4.50M	£13.06M	—	5700	32y	84	76y
ANGUS GROWERS LIMITED→ SC234071 · est 2002	—	—	—	1500	23y	83	80y
COOKSTON FARMS→ SC036246 · est 1961 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	65y	83	73y
CRAIGOWL FARMS LTD.→ SC327648 · est 2007	—	—	—	2500	18y	83	62y
CRUIVIE AND BRIGHOUSE LIMITED→ SC055296 · est 1974	—	—	—	400	52y	83	89y
ETHIEBARNS FARMING COMPANY→ SC052695 · est 1973	—	—	—	1100	53y	83	71y
R. & W. WHITTON LIMITED→ SC027167 · est 1949	—	—	—	200	76y	83	71y
SOILESSENTIALS LIMITED→ SC203822 · est 2000	—	—	£1.16M	—	26y	83	65y
A. C. BROWN (FARMS) LIMITED→ SC030970 · est 1955	—	—	—	0	70y	82	81y
ANGUS GAME PLUS LIMITED→ SC255156 · est 2003	—	—	—	2	22y	82	64y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-02-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Arnhall Farms

Edzell

Angus

DD9 7UZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

OGG, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2010-09-28

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Active

OGG, Mark Charles Gammie→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-02-09

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Active

BURNETT, Clare Mary→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2010-09-28

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-09

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	02/04/2013	—

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