CROC MHOR FARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC407077 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-08

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

£403.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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, 1 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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £403,528

Net assets shrinking

Down £53,638 YoY

Cash YoY

-29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£64k

↓ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£404k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£388k

↓ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£403.5k	£457.2k
Current assets	£387.8k	£448.3k
Cash	£64.4k	£90.8k
Debtors	£279.8k	£307.6k
Net assets	£403.5k	£457.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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2023-06-27
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2022-06-27
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2021-06-28
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2020-08-03
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2019-05-06
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2018-06-08
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2017-06-29
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2016-06-10
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2015-10-15
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2015-08-03
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2014-09-12
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2014-08-04
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2014-07-03
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2011-09-08
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Company incorporated
As CROC MHOR FARMS LIMITED
2011-09-08
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MCCLUNG, Nicola Jane Riversdale appointed
director
2011-09-08
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2011-09-08
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2011-09-08
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2011-09-08
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2011-09-08
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2011-09-08
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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 63. 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 15 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Nicola Mcclung Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-09-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Glenburnie

Eden Grove

Gordon

Berwickshire

TD3 6JU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCCLUNG, Nicola Jane Riversdale→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-09-08

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2011-09-08 · resigned 2011-09-08

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-09-08 · resigned 2011-09-08

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-09-08 · resigned 2011-09-08

Resigned

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