FARN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC809804 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-08
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£35.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
5 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,143

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
Net Worth
£35k
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£35.1k
Current assets£54.5k
Cash£36.1k
Debtors£18.4k
Net assets£35.1k

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

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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FARN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LTD
  4. 2024-05-08
    MCCAFFERTY, Stevie Lee appointed
    director
  5. 2024-05-08
    WEBB, John appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stevie Lee Mccafferty
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/05/2024
Mr John Webb
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

48 Glenvilla Circle
Paisley
PA2 8TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCCAFFERTY, Stevie Lee
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-05-08
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Active
WEBB, John
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-05-08
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-08