GOATFOOT CONTRACTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC047272 · ltd · incorporated 1970-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-119.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01630Post-harvest crop activities
  • 02400SIC 02400
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 47.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 47.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £119,894
Very low cash
Cash position: £65
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£65
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£120k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£120k-£87k-£53k-£20k£14k£47kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-36.3k£18.8k
Current assets£44.4k£47.0k
Cash£65£65
Debtors£37.7k£40.8k
Net assets£-119.9k£-76.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-26
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-01-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 1995-06-26
    ➕
    CLARK, Joyce Marion appointed
    secretary
  18. 1995-06-26
    ➖
    CLARK, Marion Mccallum resigned
    secretary
  19. 1995-06-26
    ➖
    CLARK, Marion Mccallum resigned
    director
  20. 1992-01-08
    ➖
    CLARK, William Anderson resigned
    director
  21. 1978-06-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1970-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As GOATFOOT CONTRACTORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Anderson Clark
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joyce Marion Clarkceased 25/03/2026· significant influence

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
Incorporated1970-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Goatfoot
Skirling
Biggar
ML12 6HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CLARK, Joyce Marion→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-26
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Active
CLARK, Andrew Anderson→
director · ~70y
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Active
CLARK, Marion Mccallum→
secretary · resigned 1995-06-26
Resigned
CLARK, Marion Mccallum→
director · ~102y · resigned 1995-06-26
Resigned
CLARK, William Anderson→
director · ~102y · resigned 1992-01-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property01/06/1978—
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Recent filings (90 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-26
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01