N&C MILTON LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC638260 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-11.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,650
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£12k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.7k | £-28.0k |
| Current assets | £29.9k | £17.2k |
| Net assets | £-11.7k | £-28.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-21➕MILTON, Catriona appointeddirector
- 2020-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs N&C MILTON LTD
- 2019-08-08➕MILTON, Nicholas Alastair appointeddirector
- 2019-08-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MILTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catriona Milton Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/03/2020 |
Mr Nicholas Alastair Milton Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONLY FARMS LTD→ SC858535 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ORISSOR TRUST LTD.→ SC337786 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| OUT SKERRIES FISKR LTD→ SC588645 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| PM FARMS LIMITED→ SC297559 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| PMX DIVING LTD→ SC583820 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| RBCA SERVICES LIMITED→ SC596593 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SCALPSIE LTD→ SC763189 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SCOT WEST SHELLFISH LTD→ SC488566 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| SCOTWOOD MACDONALD LIMITED→ SC485489 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| SEA CHANGE INNOVATIONS LTD→ SC755695 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Planetree 4 Kiel Crofts
Benderloch
Oban
PA37 1QS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MILTON, Catriona→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILTON, Nicholas Alastair→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-08-08
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03