DAVIDSON AGRI SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC558870 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-27
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVIDSON AGRI SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2017-02-27
    DAVIDSON, Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 5, Old Mart
Laurencekirk
Aberdeenshire
AB30 1BF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Scott
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-02-27
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19