DIGGORY HARVESTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC333842 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-13
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£60.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,874

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£61k
↑ 219% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£24k£37k£49k£61kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£60.9k£24.4k
Current assets£37.5k£20.2k
Net assets£60.9k£19.1k

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

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-21
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  3. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-07-26
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    TAYLOR, Susan appointed
    secretary
  5. 2023-07-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-25
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  8. 2020-11-26
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  9. 2019-08-28
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  10. 2018-08-17
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  11. 2017-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-22
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-13
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  14. 2015-08-28
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  15. 2015-01-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-13
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    address · AD01
  17. 2009-11-13
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    MCGILL, Thomas Allan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-11-13
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    WILLIAM DUNCAN & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    DIGGORY, Andrew David appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-14
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    WILLIAM DUNCAN & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-11-14
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As DIGGORY HARVESTING LTD
  24. 2007-11-13
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-11-13
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DIGGORY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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 David Diggory
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

14 Royal Terrace
Glasgow
G3 7NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCGILL, Thomas Allan→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-13
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Active
TAYLOR, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-26
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Active
DIGGORY, Andrew David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-13 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned
WILLIAM DUNCAN & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2009-11-13
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-13 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
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accounts · AA
2025-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
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accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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officers · AP03
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-28