DARRIS FARMING PARTNERSHIP

💤Zombieactive
SL001123 · limited-partnership · incorporated 1988-02-29
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (41/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  2. 2024-04-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  3. 2023-04-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  4. 2022-05-19
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  5. 2021-05-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  6. 2020-04-07
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  7. 2019-03-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  8. 2018-05-09
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    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  9. 2018-05-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  10. 2017-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
  11. 1988-04-26
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    legacy
    court-order · CO-ADD
  12. 1988-02-29
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    Company incorporated
    As DARRIS FARMING PARTNERSHIP

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 38 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-11

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alan Macaskill Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
75–100%75-100% voting26/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated1988-02-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Balmore Farm
Scaniport
Inverness
IV2 6DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-28

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2020-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2019-03-04
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2018-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2018-05-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
2017-08-03
legacy
court-order · CO-ADD
1988-04-26