MUSSON CONTRACTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC481882 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-09
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 2025
Net worth
£697.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £696,997
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£166k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£697k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£357k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.28M | £1.09M |
| Current assets | £356.8k | £468.0k |
| Cash | £166.4k | £147.4k |
| Debtors | £187.8k | £317.9k |
| Net assets | £697.0k | £634.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2016-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-08-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs MUSSON CONTRACTING LIMITED
- 2014-07-09➕MUSSON, Edward appointeddirector
- 2014-07-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MUSSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Musson Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| GMK FISHING LIMITED→ SC340440 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| HAZELDEN LIMITED→ SC137743 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| JOHN K. DUNLOP LIMITED→ SC040422 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
| JOHN SMITH & SONS (KILMAURS MAINS) LIMITED→ SC394843 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| LAURA FLORALS LTD→ SC666417 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| MCCRINDLESTON FARM (GIRVAN) LIMITED→ SC040481 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
| MESSRS JAMES KENNEDY LTD→ SC455959 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| POLQUHAIRN LIMITED→ SC424837 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| PRACTICAL DAIRY SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC494036 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| R B YOUNG & SON LTD→ SC604626 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| R VENTON AND SONS LTD→ SC823274 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| R W GIBSON & SONS LIMITED→ SC427692 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Bardarroch Farm
Ochiltree
Cumnock
KA18 2RR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MUSSON, Edward→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-07-09
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Recent filings (25 total)
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2026-02-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-20