CAIRNFOLD HOUSE EQUESTRIAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC410240 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-31
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£72
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,815 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£72
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£72
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£72£887
Current assets£72£106
Net assets£72£8.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    MURRAY, John James resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As CAIRNFOLD HOUSE EQUESTRIAN LIMITED
  19. 2011-10-31
    ➕
    MURRAY, Judith Mcneil appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-31
    ➕
    MURRAY, John James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Judith Mcneil Murray
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John James Murrayceased 30/09/2025· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

The Nurseries
Middlebank
Dunfermline
KY11 8QN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MURRAY, Judith Mcneil→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-10-31
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Active
MURRAY, John James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-10-31 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14