MOY FARM SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC331012 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,639
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,278 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 200% YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.6k | £4.6k |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | £2 | — |
| Net assets | £-4.6k | £4.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs MOY FARM SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-09-18➕MATHIESON, Malcolm appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-18➕MATHIESON, Agnes Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-09-18➕MATHIESON, Malcolm appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| LIVINGSTON POWER CONSULTING LTD→ SC800064 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| MANTEBRE COMPANY LTD→ SC763768 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MCKAY SMITH LTD→ SC636344 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| MCKENZIE STRICKLAND ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC248524 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| MOR MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC875088 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATURAL PROSPERITY UK LIMITED→ SC804740 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| NEIL J PATERSON LIMITED→ SC361113 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| NEON STASH LIMITED→ SC416346 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Hiesker, Moy Farm
Banavie
Fort William
PH33 7PD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MATHIESON, Malcolm→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-09-18
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MATHIESON, Agnes Mary→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-09-18
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MATHIESON, Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-18
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-18