CROMARTY MUSSELS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC331194 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-20

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£-430.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03210

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £430,668

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£431k

Current Assets

£21k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30
Total assets	£9.3k
Current assets	£21.3k
Debtors	£21.3k
Net assets	£-430.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-09-28
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-19
➖
MACKENZIE, Isobel Dawn resigned
director
2019-08-19
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-14
➖
DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2019-06-14
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-14
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-02-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-26
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-09-26
📄
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-06-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-06-07
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-04-25
➕
DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-01-18
➕
JONES, Andrew Vaughan appointed
director
2010-12-22
➖
INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-10-21
➖
MACKENZIE, Alan Roderick resigned
director
2008-10-21
➕
MACKENZIE, Isobel Dawn appointed
director
2007-09-20
🏢
Company incorporated
As CROMARTY MUSSELS LIMITED
2007-09-20
➕
INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-09-20
➕
MACKENZIE, Alan Roderick appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Vaughan Jones Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	25/04/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alan Roderick Mackenzieceased 25/04/2017· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · IV postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ASSYNT CROFTERS TRUST LIMITED→ SC140205 · est 1992	—	—	—	3	33y	83	88y
BLUE MOTION FISHING CO. LIMITED→ SC357414 · est 2009	—	—	£762.9k	—	17y	83	62y
BURGIE LODGE FARMS LIMITED→ SC031556 · est 1956	—	—	£1.67M	—	69y	83	73y
CAWDOR FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC218848 · est 2001	—	—	£468.9k	—	25y	83	64y
DINGWALL & HIGHLAND MARTS LIMITED→ SC154876 · est 1994	—	—	—	39	31y	83	81y
EASTER ROSS FARMERS LIMITED→ SC060125 · est 1976	—	—	—	100	49y	83	95y
GLENROSSAL LIMITED→ SC351176 · est 2008	—	—	£2.77M	—	17y	83	88y
KINGSBURGH FOREST TRUST→ SC227429 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	75y
MJM (FARMERS) LIMITED→ SC288996 · est 2005	—	—	£1.80M	—	20y	83	71y
STRATHNAIRN COMMUNITY WOODLANDS→ SC228026 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	71y
ACHLAIN ESTATES LIMITED→ SC138631 · est 1992	—	—	—	200	33y	82	67y
BRAHAN FARMS LIMITED→ SC048495 · est 1971	—	—	—	400	55y	82	84y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-09-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

Ferry Point Lodge

Meikle Ferry

Tain

IV19 1NL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-04

Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JONES, Andrew Vaughan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-01-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUNCAN CORPORATE (SECRETARIES) LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-04-25 · resigned 2019-06-14

Resigned

INNES & MACKAY (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2010-12-22

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Alan Roderick→

director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2008-10-21

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Isobel Dawn→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-21 · resigned 2019-08-19

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.