ARISAIG FARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC477477 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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 £1,592,683
Net assets shrinking
Down £93,655 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£208k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£337k£675k£1.0m£1.3m£1.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.02M£2.12M
Current assets£207.8k£267.6k
Cash£35.6k£73.3k
Debtors£50.0k£40.6k
Net assets£1.59M£1.69M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-08
    ➕
    COLSTON, James Robert appointed
    director
  12. 2018-05-08
    ➖
    NAMY, Xavier resigned
    director
  13. 2018-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2018-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARISAIG FARMS LIMITED
  20. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    NAMY, Xavier appointed
    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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLSTON, James Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAMY, Xavier→
director · ~92y · appointed 2014-05-13 · resigned 2018-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-21