OWEN FARM SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC601811 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-05
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£184.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.9y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £184,871

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£185k
↑ 429% YoY
Current Assets
£170k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£377.5k£239.5k
Current assets£169.8k£115.1k
Net assets£184.9k£35.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-09-23
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-08
    OWEN, David Thomas resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-05
    WILSON, Margaret Alison appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-06-27
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-06-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
  10. 2025-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-08-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-08-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As OWEN FARM SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2018-07-05
    OWEN, David Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2018-07-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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
Miss Margaret Alison Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Thomas Owenceased 08/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Potstown Farm
Middlebie
Lockerbie
DG11 3EP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILSON, Margaret Alison
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-09-05
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Active
OWEN, David Thomas
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-07-05 · resigned 2025-09-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Oxbury Bank
Oxbury Bank PLC
A registered charge16/06/2025
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07