ARTHUR GEE (THORNEY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00459236 · ltd · incorporated 1948-09-28
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 31.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 31.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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
Average employees6600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    CHURCH, Susan Mary resigned
    director
  4. 2025-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-07-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-07-19
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  10. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-13
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-08-06
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    GEE, Heather Watson appointed
    director
  16. 2019-07-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2019-07-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-07-01
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    GEE, Adrian John Neville appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-07-01
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    GEE, Richard Edward resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-12-05
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    GEE, Richard Edward resigned
    director
  25. 2018-12-05
    ➖
    GEE, William Edward Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2018-06-07
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2018-04-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2010-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2001-10-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2001-10-18
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    GEE, Adrian John Neville appointed
    director
  31. 2001-10-18
    ➕
    GEE, William Edward Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2001-03-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1998-01-26
    ➖
    GEE, Kathleen Shirley Ranah resigned
    director
  34. 1996-12-30
    ➖
    GEE, Arthur resigned
    director
  35. 1994-10-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1948-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTHUR GEE (THORNEY) LIMITED

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 78 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 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Arthur Gee (Holding) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arthur Gee (Holding) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARTHUR GEE (THORNEY) LIMITED
This company · 00459236

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arthur Gee (Holding) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/04/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Edward Gee & Sons Limitedceased 25/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Arthur Ernest Geeceased 25/04/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Richard Edward Geeceased 25/04/2018· 25-50% shares

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1948-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Thornycroft Whittlesey Road
Thorney
Peterborough
Cambs
PE6 0RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

GEE, Adrian John Neville→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-01
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Active
GEE, Adrian John Neville→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEE, Arthur Ernest→
director · ~87y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEE, Heather Watson→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-06
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Active
GEE, Richard Edward→
secretary · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned
CHURCH, Susan Mary→
director · ~91y · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned
GEE, Arthur→
director · ~125y · resigned 1996-12-30
Resigned
GEE, Kathleen Shirley Ranah→
director · ~119y · resigned 1998-01-26
Resigned
GEE, Richard Edward→
director · ~80y · resigned 2018-12-05
Resigned
GEE, William Edward Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2018-12-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/07/2023—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/04/2018—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/10/2001—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property02/03/200107/06/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property27/10/199416/03/2010
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Recent filings (135 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-17