G. S. FARMS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC337389 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-07

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£352.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46330

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £352,440

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£352k

↑ 4.0% YoY

Current Assets

£190k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£352.4k	£338.9k
Current assets	£190.2k	£169.6k
Net assets	£352.4k	£338.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
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accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-01-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-02-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-02-08
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officers · TM01
2018-01-22
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capital · SH03
2018-01-17
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2017-12-19
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GRANT, Alan Douglas resigned
director
2008-02-07
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Company incorporated
As G. S. FARMS LTD.
2008-02-07
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GRANT, David John appointed
secretary
2008-02-07
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GRANT, David John appointed
director
2008-02-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-02-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-02-07
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GRANT, Alan Douglas appointed
director
2008-02-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-02-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 David John Grant Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alan Douglas Grantceased 19/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-02-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330

Registered office

16 Castle Street

Banff

AB45 1DL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GRANT, David John→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-07

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Active

GRANT, David John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2008-02-07

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2008-02-07

Resigned

GRANT, Alan Douglas→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2017-12-19

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-07 · resigned 2008-02-07

Resigned

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