FLODABAY FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC652235 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-21
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,754

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£7k-£5k-£4k-£2k-£286£1kJan 2024Jan 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£120.3k£120.2k
Current assets£1.4k£1.3k
Net assets£-3.8k£-7.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-05
    MARROW, Anthony Gerarde resigned
    director
  4. 2023-04-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FLODABAY FARM LIMITED
  9. 2020-01-21
    MARROW, Christopher Anthony appointed
    director
  10. 2020-01-21
    MARROW, Anthony Gerarde appointed
    director
  11. 2020-01-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Christopher Anthony Marrow
Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/01/2020

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

Similar companies

Active · Hospitality · HS postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BARRA SANDS LTD
SC695963 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
BAYHEAD BRIDGE CENTRE (TRADING) LIMITED
SC330003 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
18y
CROFT 10 SHULISHADER LTD
SC696361 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
DARK ISLAND LIMITED (THE)
SC070764 · est 1980 · no financials extracted
46y
DUNGANICHY LETTING LTD
SC855569 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
FISH BOX KITCHEN LIMITED
SC843684 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
GATLIFF HEBRIDEAN HOSTELS TRUST
SC111557 · est 1988 · no financials extracted
37y
GREAT GLEN WATER PARK COMPANY LIMITED
SC109880 · est 1988 · no financials extracted
38y
HEBRIDEAN LUXE LIMITED
SC866718 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
HOTEL HEBRIDES LTD
SC441524 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
13y
JRFC PROPERTIES LTD
SC474705 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
12y
KILBRIDE CAFE LIMITED
SC540435 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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
Incorporated2020-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300

Registered office

26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MARROW, Christopher Anthony
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARROW, Anthony Gerarde
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-01-21 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned

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

Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-01-21