G.F. ROBERTS (FARMS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00516177 · ltd · incorporated 1953-02-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 56.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£4.54M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 56.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 56.5 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 (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,537,120
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4.5m
Current Assets
£309k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.56M |
| Current assets | £309.3k |
| Net assets | £4.54M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-06➖ROBERTS, Stephanie Diana Lily resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-06➖ROBERTS, Stephanie Diana Lily resigneddirector
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-10➕ROBERTS, Paul Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2017-05-10➕ROBERTS, Roger Frederick appointeddirector
- 2010-03-03➖ROBERTS, Gordon Fredrick resigneddirector
- 1993-05-10➖ROBERTS, John Gordon resignedsecretary
- 1993-05-10➕ROBERTS, Stephanie Diana Lily appointedsecretary
- 1993-05-10➖ROBERTS, John Gordon resigneddirector
- 1993-05-10➕ROBERTS, Stephanie Diana Lily appointeddirector
- 1969-12-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1953-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs G.F. ROBERTS (FARMS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBERTS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 73 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Kenneth Roberts Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Roger Frederick Roberts Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Stephanie Diana Lily Robertsceased 06/08/2023· significant influence · trust interest
- Mrs Stephanie Diana Lily Robertsceased 08/10/2019· significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1953-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Ridge Farm
Pattingham Road Perton
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV6 7HD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
ROBERTS, Paul Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-05-10
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ROBERTS, Roger Frederick→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, John Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-05-10
ROBERTS, Stephanie Diana Lily→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-05-10 · resigned 2023-08-06
ROBERTS, Gordon Fredrick→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2010-03-03
ROBERTS, John Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1993-05-10
ROBERTS, Stephanie Diana Lily→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 1993-05-10 · resigned 2023-08-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/12/1969 | — |
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Recent filings (97 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-22