PHAMM + LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC789448 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-15

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
· Opportunity score: 76 → 67
· Hygiene score: 90 → 80
· PSC count: 1 → 0

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 76 → 67
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
↓PSC count: 1 → 0

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

09100SIC 09100

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (40/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

2023-11-15
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Company incorporated
As PHAMM + LTD

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · G postcode area

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ARDARDAN ESTATE LTD.→ SC302812 · est 2006	—	—	£892.6k	—	20y	83	73y
CASSILTOUN TRUST→ SC205629 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	83	86y
ALBAR LANDSCAPES LIMITED→ SC111284 · est 1988	—	—	£1.54M	—	38y	82	65y
BRORA FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC233209 · est 2002	—	—	£606.1k	—	23y	82	74y
INSHORE FISHING LTD→ SC263540 · est 2004	—	—	—	2	22y	82	71y
J. ORR & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC230625 · est 2002	—	—	£1.87M	—	24y	82	82y
J.R. MACGREGOR (DYKE) LIMITED→ SC135312 · est 1991	—	—	£780.9k	—	34y	82	85y
MOSSNEUK FARM (FORESIDE) LIMITED→ SC223005 · est 2001	—	—	£501.2k	—	24y	82	72y
ANNANDALE TREE SURGERY LIMITED→ SC258313 · est 2003	—	—	£62.5k	—	22y	80	62y
BOOMHOUR BROOK FOREST LIMITED→ SC335637 · est 2007	—	—	—	—	18y	80	81y
CASEY TREE CARE & LANDSCAPE SERVICES LTD→ SC350604 · est 2008	—	—	—	100	17y	80	61y
ERIC BOYD FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC255830 · est 2003	—	—	£663.5k	—	22y	80	64y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-11-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities

Registered office

31 Highdykes Hill

Alexandria

G83 9AB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-19

Last: 2026-05-05