FARMSTAR POLSKA (UK) LIMITED

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SC465372 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£84.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
28 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,548
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,527 YoY
Cash YoY
+213%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 213% YoY
Net Worth
£85k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£52k£69k£86kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£87.7k£89.6k
Current assets£21.7k£10.8k
Cash£11.6k£3.7k
Debtors£10.1k£7.1k
Net assets£84.5k£86.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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  2. 2025-09-11
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    PARKER, Julia Caroline Hamilton resigned
    director
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  5. 2023-09-18
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  6. 2022-09-21
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  7. 2021-09-23
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  8. 2020-12-02
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  9. 2019-09-27
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  10. 2018-09-05
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  11. 2017-12-06
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  12. 2017-09-21
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  13. 2016-11-24
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  14. 2015-12-11
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  15. 2015-10-01
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  16. 2015-03-06
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  17. 2014-12-01
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    PARKER, Julia Caroline Hamilton appointed
    director
  18. 2013-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As FARMSTAR POLSKA (UK) LIMITED
  19. 2013-12-06
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    PARKER, Nicholas Sherren 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 80 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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 12 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 Nicholas Sherren Parker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80
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
Incorporated2013-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

9 Ainslie Place
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 6AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PARKER, Nicholas Sherren→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-12-06
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Active
PARKER, Julia Caroline Hamilton→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2025-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
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accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
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accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-27