CORSOCK FARMS LIMITED

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SC167760 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-16
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
£694.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £694,429
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,030 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Net Worth
£694k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£141k£281k£422k£563k£703kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£694.4k£703.5k
Current assets£108.3k£109.1k
Cash£9.9k£10.8k
Debtors£98.4k£98.3k
Net assets£694.4k£703.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2023-08-22
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  5. 2023-08-22
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    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-08-15
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    JACKSON, Suzanne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-05-15
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    FARMERY, Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-20
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  10. 2020-12-18
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  11. 2019-12-20
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  12. 2018-12-21
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  13. 2017-12-21
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  14. 2016-12-16
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  15. 2016-02-19
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  16. 2015-09-29
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  17. 2014-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-04-24
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    DALTON, Andrew Searle resigned
    director
  19. 2011-03-24
    ➕
    DALTON, Jennifer Keane appointed
    director
  20. 2000-10-18
    ➕
    FARMERY, Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-10-18
    ➖
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1996-09-05
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 1996-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORSOCK FARMS LIMITED
  24. 1996-08-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1996-08-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-08-16
    ➕
    DALTON, Andrew Searle appointed
    director
  27. 1996-08-16
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-08-16
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Jennifer Keane Dalton
Individual · American · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Crofts Estates
Castle Douglas
Kirkcudbrightshire
DG7 3HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

JACKSON, Suzanne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALTON, Jennifer Keane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-03-24
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Active
FARMERY, Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2023-05-15
Resigned
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-09-05 · resigned 2000-10-18
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-16 · resigned 1996-08-16
Resigned
DALTON, Andrew Searle→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-08-16 · resigned 2011-04-24
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-08-16 · resigned 1996-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

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2025-12-02
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2025-08-22
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2024-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
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accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
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officers · AP03
2023-08-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
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2020-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
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accounts · AA
2019-12-20