F.N.HUES AND SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00567267 · ltd · incorporated 1956-06-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 48.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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
3 live charges · oldest 48.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 48.8 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
100 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-06-28📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-31➕HUES, James Frederick appointeddirector
- 2009-10-12➕HUES, James Frederick appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-05➖HUES, Gwendoline Augusta resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-05➖HUES, Gwendoline Augusta resigneddirector
- 2002-06-27➖HUES, Frederick John resigneddirector
- 2002-01-24➕HUES, Sally Jane appointeddirector
- 1979-11-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1977-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1956-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs F.N.HUES AND SONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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 "HUES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 70 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Frederick Hues Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/06/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sally Jane Huesceased 06/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.W. PICKFORD & SON LIMITED→ 04665620 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DEVIZES EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 17034939 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DKFA FARMS LTD→ 16609111 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F.J. SNOOK & SONS LIMITED→ 00627291 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| FAITH DRESSAGE LTD→ 10813671 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FALLOWFIELDS FALCONRY LIMITED→ 06910704 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| FARMGENE LIMITED→ 05176682 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| FEEDSTOCK SUPPLIES LTD→ 10735854 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FERN FARM CANINE COUNTRY CLUB LIMITED→ 15351431 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FERNHAM FARM LTD→ 03865939 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| FIELD & FOREST LIMITED→ 03666963 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| FLETCHER SPORT HORSES LTD→ 16555698 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated1956-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Cliff Farm
All Cannings
Devizes
Wilts
SN10 3NY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HUES, James Frederick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-10-12
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HUES, James Frederick→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-08-31
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HUES, Sally Jane→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-01-24
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HUES, Gwendoline Augusta→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2009-06-05
HUES, Frederick John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2002-06-27
HUES, Gwendoline Augusta→
Resigneddirector · ~113y · resigned 2009-06-05
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Charge without written instrument | 1 property | 28/11/1979 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/09/1977 | — |
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Recent filings (100 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-08-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-06-28