LOGAN FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC295682 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-17
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.8y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs LOGAN FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2006-01-17➕LOGAN, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-17➕LOGAN, James Barr Murdoch appointeddirector
- 2006-01-17➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-17➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-17➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-01-17➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 "LOGAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 James Barr Murdoch Logan Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 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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| HIGHFIELD FARMING LIMITED→ 03525485 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| JAMES STRAUGHAN & SONS LIMITED→ 00204102 · est 1925 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 101y | — | — |
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| L.C. SMALES & SON LIMITED→ 06788163 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| LINDISFARNE LUING LIMITED→ 07449519 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| LOW BLEAKHOPE FARM LIMITED→ 07140052 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| LOWICK HALL ESTATES LIMITED(THE)→ 00368118 · est 1941 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 84y | — | — |
| MAINES FARM CONTRACTING LIMITED→ 08318981 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| MALSHANGER FARM→ 01874888 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| MARK CAUDWELL LIMITED→ 02284848 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| MINDRUM FARMING COMPANY LIMITED→ 01021807 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
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
Incorporated2006-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
Romavale
Denholm
Hawick
TD9 8SZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LOGAN, James Barr Murdoch→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2006-01-17
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2006-01-17
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/08/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-09