COST CUT FARMING LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC195952 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-05-08
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-05-08
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-02-20
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-02-14
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2017-02-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2016-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2015-06-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2015-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2014-06-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2014-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-02-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  14. 2014-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  15. 2014-02-07
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    GOODSON, Alan Reginald resigned
    secretary
  16. 2014-02-07
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    GOODSON, Alan Reginald resigned
    director
  17. 2013-05-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  19. 2013-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-11-22
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    MURRAY, William George Hunter resigned
    director
  21. 2012-05-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2012-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2011-05-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2011-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2010-06-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  26. 2010-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2010-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2010-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  29. 2002-09-24
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    MURRAY, Robert Hunter, Mr. appointed
    director
  30. 2002-09-24
    ➕
    MURRAY, William George Hunter appointed
    director
  31. 1999-05-25
    ➕
    WAUCHOPE, James Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 1999-05-25
    ➕
    GOODSON, Alan Reginald appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-05-25
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-05-25
    ➕
    GOODSON, Alan Reginald appointed
    director
  35. 1999-05-25
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As COST CUT FARMING LIMITED
  37. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-05-08

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Andrew Wauchope
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr. Robert Hunter Murray
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

C/O Rennie Welch
Academy House
Shedden Park Road
Kelso Roxburghshire
TD5 7AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

MURRAY, Robert Hunter, Mr.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAUCHOPE, James Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODSON, Alan Reginald→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-25 · resigned 2014-02-07
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 1999-05-25
Resigned
GOODSON, Alan Reginald→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-05-25 · resigned 2014-02-07
Resigned
MURRAY, William George Hunter→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2012-11-22
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 1999-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-05-08
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-02-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-05-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2017-02-08
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-02-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-02-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2014-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-02-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-30