INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC358476 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-22
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (78/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-30➖ALLAN, Mairi Young resignedsecretary
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-11-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-11-14➕ALLAN, Mairi Young appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-14➖MACLEOD, John Thomson resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURE LIMITED
- 2009-04-22➕MACLEOD, Ralph Hector appointeddirector
- 2009-04-22➕MACLEOD, John Thomson appointedsecretary
- 2009-04-22➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-04-22➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-04-22➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-04-22➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 |
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Mr Ralph Hector Macleod Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ANANDA ANIMAL SANCTUARY→ SC618541 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| BUSHELHEAD FARMS LIMITED→ SC877721 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| HUNTHILL KENNELS LIMITED→ SC303535 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| HYNDSHILLEND FARM LIMITED→ SC205148 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
King Street
Stonehouse
ML9 3EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MACLEOD, Ralph Hector→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLAN, Mairi Young→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-11-14 · resigned 2025-05-30
MACLEOD, John Thomson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-04-22 · resigned 2017-11-14
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-22 · resigned 2009-04-22
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-04-22 · resigned 2009-04-22
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Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19