MOSS-SIDE FARM LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC781625 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£115.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01629SIC 01629
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 1.9y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £115,885
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£116k
↑ 104% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £433.8k | £304.2k |
| Current assets | £26.1k | £75.4k |
| Cash | £8.7k | £52.3k |
| Debtors | £17.4k | £23.1k |
| Net assets | £115.9k | £56.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charles-court-order-extend-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-06-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs MOSS-SIDE FARM LTD
- 2023-09-06➕ANDERSON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2023-09-06➕ANDERSON, Laura appointeddirector
- 2023-09-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Laura Anderson Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/09/2023 |
Mr Ian Anderson Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621
Registered office
Moss-Side
Cuminestown
Turriff
AB53 5YL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANDERSON, Ian→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-09-06
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ANDERSON, Laura→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-09-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/05/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charles-court-order-extend-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-12