HAULKERTON FARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC173136 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-03
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
£1.43M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 86). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1,425,618

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£285k£570k£855k£1.1m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.43M£1.36M
Current assets£154.6k£124.4k
Net assets£1.43M£1.36M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-08-07
    ➖
    REID, Alexander John Stirling resigned
    director
  8. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-03-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-06
    ➕
    REID, Alexander John Stirling appointed
    director
  20. 2020-02-06
    ➖
    REID, Gordon Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2020-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    REID, Audrey Mary appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    REID, Audrey Mary appointed
    director
  24. 1997-03-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-03-19
    ➕
    REID, Gordon Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 1997-03-19
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAULKERTON FARMS LIMITED
  28. 1997-03-03
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-03-03
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Audrey Mary Reid
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1940 · age 86
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/08/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alexander John Stirling Reidceased 07/08/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Gordon Alexander Reidceased 06/02/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1997-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Mains Of Newton
Farm
Laurencekirk
Aberdeenshire
AB30 1UP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

REID, Audrey Mary→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Audrey Mary→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 1997-03-19
Resigned
REID, Alexander John Stirling→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-02-06 · resigned 2024-08-07
Resigned
REID, Gordon Alexander→
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-03-19 · resigned 2020-02-06
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 1997-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17