INNES FARMS LIMITED

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SC438543 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-10
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-02-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2016-02-23
    ➖
    INNES, Norman resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-16
    ➖
    INNES, Helen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-04-10
    ➖
    INNES, Helen resigned
    director
  20. 2014-04-10
    ➕
    INNES, Norman appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As INNES FARMS LIMITED
  22. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    INNES, Scott Oliver appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    INNES, Helen appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-12-10
    ➕
    INNES, Helen 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "INNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Oliver Innes
Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Scott Oliver Innesceased 12/02/2020· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Cairnhill Office
Cairnhill
Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 4RD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

INNES, Scott Oliver→
director · ~35y · appointed 2012-12-10
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Active
INNES, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-10 · resigned 2014-04-16
Resigned
INNES, Helen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-12-10 · resigned 2014-04-10
Resigned
INNES, Norman→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-04-10 · resigned 2016-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23