KINCARDINE FARMS LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO301434 · llp · incorporated 2007-07-06
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-10
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-06
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2019-07-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-07-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2016-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-07-16
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2015-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-07-29
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2010-06-21
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    MEDLOCK, Timothy John Stevenson resigned
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2009-11-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2007-09-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: David John Bickerton and Others as Trustees
  29. 2007-09-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2007-07-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 2007-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As KINCARDINE FARMS LLP
  32. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    LAIRD, Simon William David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  33. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    MEDLOCK, Timothy John Stevenson appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

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 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Simon William David Laird
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
—25–50%sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr James William Mckinnon Manclark
Individual · British · DOB 12/1939 · age 87
—25–50%sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
Tayside
DD1 4BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LAIRD, Simon William David→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANCLARK, James William Mckinnon→
llp-designated-member · ~87y · appointed 2007-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEDLOCK, Timothy John Stevenson→
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2010-06-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
David John Bickerton and Others as Trustees
Standard security1 property10/09/200726/11/2009
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Standard security1 property10/09/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property12/07/2007—
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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-08
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-07-08