ARRAN ENERGY LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC337199 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-04

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-01-08
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address · AD01
2025-11-27
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accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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accounts · AA
2023-11-29
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accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
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accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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accounts · AA
2019-11-26
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accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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officers · CH01
2019-08-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-13
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officers · CH01
2019-01-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-30
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accounts · AA
2018-09-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-01-12
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capital · SH01
2017-11-20
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KANG, Seonyoung appointed
secretary
2017-11-20
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MULHOLLAND, Isobel resigned
secretary
2016-08-01
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MULHOLLAND, Duncan Macdonald resigned
secretary
2016-08-01
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MULHOLLAND, Isobel appointed
secretary
2016-08-01
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MULHOLLAND, Duncan Macdonald resigned
director
2014-05-01
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MULHOLLAND, Duncan Macdonald appointed
director
2014-01-10
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MULHOLLAND, Duncan Macdonald appointed
secretary
2014-01-10
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RANALDI, Guy Martin resigned
secretary
2009-10-06
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RANALDI, Guy Martin appointed
secretary
2009-10-06
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SMITH, Robert Anderson resigned
secretary
2008-02-04
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Company incorporated
As ARRAN ENERGY LTD.
2008-02-04
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SMITH, Angus appointed
director
2008-02-04
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SMITH, Robert Anderson appointed
secretary
2008-02-04
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-02-04
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-02-04
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AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-02-04
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AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-02-04
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-02-04
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Angus Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/07/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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BAJIN SUSTAINABLE SEAFOODS LTD→ SC511635 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
GMK FISHING LIMITED→ SC340440 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
GREGG AGRI SERVICES LTD→ SC473307 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
GREYLAG HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED→ SC064189 · est 1978 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	48y	—	—
GROUND TRUTH FORESTRY LTD→ SC845760 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HARELAW TROUT FISHERY LTD→ SC685383 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
HARTWOOD WILD CRAFTS LTD→ SC827794 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
HAZELDEN LIMITED→ SC137743 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	—	—
HENDRIE BROTHERS (MILLANDS) LIMITED→ SC022644 · est 1944 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	82y	—	—
HOLMBYRE RENEWABLES LTD→ SC831576 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
HOLMS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC144934 · est 1993 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	32y	—	—
HONEYBEA FARM THERAPIES CIC→ SC739638 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-02-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

C/O Arran Accountants Main Street

Brodick

Isle Of Arran

North Ayrshire

KA27 8AJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-23

Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

KANG, Seonyoung→

secretary · appointed 2017-11-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Angus→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-02-04

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Active

MULHOLLAND, Duncan Macdonald→

secretary · appointed 2014-01-10 · resigned 2016-08-01

Resigned

MULHOLLAND, Isobel→

secretary · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2017-11-20

Resigned

RANALDI, Guy Martin→

secretary · appointed 2009-10-06 · resigned 2014-01-10

Resigned

SMITH, Robert Anderson→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-04 · resigned 2009-10-06

Resigned

PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-04 · resigned 2008-02-04

Resigned

MULHOLLAND, Duncan Macdonald→

director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2016-08-01

Resigned

AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-04 · resigned 2008-02-04

Resigned

PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-04 · resigned 2008-02-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-01-08