DENFIND FARMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC325081 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-07
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£388.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.4y
0/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £388,342
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£388k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£365k
↑ 185385% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.10M | £323.5k |
| Current assets | £365.4k | £197 |
| Net assets | £388.3k | £323.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-03-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2025-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2007-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs DENFIND FARMS LIMITED
- 2007-06-07➕BINNIE, Alison Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-07➕BINNIE, Brian George Kinnear appointeddirector
- 2007-06-07➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-06-07➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-06-07➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-06-07➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alison Margaret Binnie Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Brian George Kinnear Binnie Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael
15 Academy Street
Forfar
Angus
DD8 2HA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BINNIE, Alison Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BINNIE, Brian George Kinnear→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-07 · resigned 2007-06-07
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-06-07 · resigned 2007-06-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 04/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 13/12/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30