J.& H.ROBINSON(IFORD FARMS)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00369915 · ltd · incorporated 1941-10-09

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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	19	1600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-22
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address · AD01
2025-10-22
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officers · CH01
2025-10-22
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officers · CH01
2025-10-22
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officers · CH03
2025-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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capital · SH06
2023-08-17
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capital · SH03
2022-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-13
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officers · TM01
2021-09-28
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accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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ROBINSON, Sheila Mary resigned
director
2018-05-25
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2014-08-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2014-08-19
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2014-08-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2012-10-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2012-04-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-12-23
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ROBINSON, May Evelyn appointed
director
2008-04-01
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TAYLOR, Benjamin David appointed
director
2006-12-15
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ROBINSON, Henry Colgate resigned
director
2005-11-24
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ROBINSON, Wendy Jane appointed
director
1941-10-09
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Company incorporated
As J.& H.ROBINSON(IFORD FARMS)LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 85 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

1 low

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Iford Estate Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Iford Estate Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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J.& H.ROBINSON(IFORD FARMS)LIMITED

This company · 00369915

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Iford Estate Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/06/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Henry Robinsonceased 24/06/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1941-10-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Farm Office

Iford

Lewes

East Sussex

BN7 3EU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-23

Last: 2026-01-09