CROMARTY MUSSELS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC331194 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-20
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-430.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (71/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £430,668

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£431k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£9.3k
Current assets£21.3k
Debtors£21.3k
Net assets£-430.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-19
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Isobel Dawn resigned
    director
  9. 2019-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2019-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-09-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2017-04-25
    ➕
    DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-01-18
    ➕
    JONES, Andrew Vaughan appointed
    director
  21. 2010-12-22
    ➖
    INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-10-21
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Alan Roderick resigned
    director
  23. 2008-10-21
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Isobel Dawn appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CROMARTY MUSSELS LIMITED
  25. 2007-09-20
    ➕
    INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-09-20
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Alan Roderick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Vaughan Jones
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Roderick Mackenzieceased 25/04/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

Ferry Point Lodge
Meikle Ferry
Tain
IV19 1NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JONES, Andrew Vaughan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-04-25 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2010-12-22
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Alan Roderick→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2008-10-21
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Isobel Dawn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-21 · resigned 2019-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-19