A.R.WILSON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00362888 · ltd · incorporated 1940-08-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 99-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 99). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 11 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-04-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-25➖WILSON, Arthur Robert resigneddirector
- 2017-10-25➕WILSON, Robert Mcneil appointedsecretary
- 2017-05-16➖WILSON, Edith Elizabeth Mary resignedsecretary
- 2017-05-16➖WILSON, Edith Elizabeth Mary resigneddirector
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 1995-11-20➕WILSON, Robert Mcneil appointeddirector
- 1940-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A.R.WILSON LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 99 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 99 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 86 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Judith Anna Wilson Individual · British · DOB 05/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/09/2021 |
Robert Mcneil Wilson Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Dorothy Jean Wilson Individual · British · DOB 01/1927 · age 99 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
John Mcneil Wilson Individual · British · DOB 10/1930 · age 96 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Arthur Robert Wilsonceased 25/12/2018· significant influence
- Miss Edith Elizabeth Mary Wilsonceased 16/05/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| A.R. CRAVEN FARMS LIMITED→ 03115021 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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| ATKINSONS FARMS LIMITED→ 00559111 · est 1955 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 70y | — | — |
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| BARKWITH ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 04544319 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BARTON BENDISH FARMING LIMITED→ 06157196 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BARWELL TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 07800506 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1940-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Manor Farm
East Winch Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE32 1NH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
WILSON, Robert Mcneil→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
WILSON, Robert Mcneil→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1995-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Edith Elizabeth Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-05-16
WILSON, Arthur Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 2018-12-25
WILSON, Edith Elizabeth Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · resigned 2017-05-16
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/04/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/04/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 18/09/2024 |
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Recent filings (122 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-03