BLANE BANK FARMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC357358 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01450SIC 01450
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £30,031
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,264 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£30k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 13% 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 | £35.2k | £46.6k |
| Current assets | £62.5k | £71.4k |
| Net assets | £30.0k | £43.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-23➕LOUDON, Alexander Bishop appointeddirector
- 2021-11-23➖LOUDON, Alexander John Bishop resigneddirector
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-19➖BURNET, Robert Shaw resigneddirector
- 2013-02-07➖LOUDON, Helen Fulton resigneddirector
- 2012-07-31➕BURNET, Robert Shaw appointeddirector
- 2009-05-26➕LOUDON, Alexander John Bishop appointeddirector
- 2009-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BLANE BANK FARMS LIMITED
- 2009-03-27➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-03-27➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-03-27➕LOUDON, Helen Fulton appointeddirector
- 2009-03-27➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-03-27➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Bishop Loudon Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander John Bishop Loudonceased 23/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
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 →
🔒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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Quinloch Farm
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G63 9AJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
LOUDON, Alexander Bishop→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-03-27
BURNET, Robert Shaw→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2012-07-31 · resigned 2014-12-19
LOUDON, Alexander John Bishop→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 2009-05-26 · resigned 2021-11-23
LOUDON, Helen Fulton→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2013-02-07
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-03-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-12