CAIRNTY FARMS LTD
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Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-157.1k | £-81.2k |
| Current assets | £364 | £16.2k |
| Cash | £364 | £2.3k |
| Debtors | — | £13.9k |
| Net assets | £-157.1k | £-81.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CAIRNTY FARMS LTD
- 2023-03-07➕ELLERBECK, Cerys Helen appointeddirector
- 2023-03-07➕ELLERBECK, Jonathan Mark Denison appointeddirector
- 2023-03-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-20
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Mark Denison Ellerbeck Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/03/2023 |
Mrs Cerys Helen Ellerbeck Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/03/2023 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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