JAMES DICK AGRICULTURE
💤Zombieactive
SC280230 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2005-02-18
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 Dec 2019
Net worth
£85.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (68/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £85,088
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£85k
Current Assets
£139k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2019-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £85.1k |
| Current assets | £139.1k |
| Net assets | £85.1k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-03-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-02-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-02-24📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-02-19📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-04-11📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-03-07📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-03-07📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-02-15📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs JAMES DICK AGRICULTURE
- 2005-02-18➕PURDIE, Douglas David appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-18➕DICK, Thomas James Mcneil appointeddirector
- 2005-02-18➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-18➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DICK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas James Mcneil Dick Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2005-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Flat 10 Netherby Apartments
1 Netherby Road Cults
Aberdeen
Grampian
AB15 9HL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PURDIE, Douglas David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DICK, Thomas James Mcneil→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-18 · resigned 2005-02-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
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2024-02-21
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2023-02-23
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2022-02-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
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accounts · AA
2020-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-18
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2018-02-19
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2017-02-23
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2014-03-12
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2013-03-04