JOHN MONNINGTON FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00580617 · ltd · incorporated 1957-03-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.39M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,390,200
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,772 YoY
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£387k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£561k
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.42M | £1.44M |
| Current assets | £561.2k | £531.4k |
| Cash | £386.7k | £372.4k |
| Debtors | £29.4k | £20.6k |
| Net assets | £1.39M | £1.41M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25➕MONNINGTON, Belinda appointeddirector
- 2020-02-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17➕MONNINGTON, Henry Alexander John appointeddirector
- 2019-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-12➕MONNINGTON, Belinda appointedsecretary
- 2017-01-12➖MONNINGTON, Shirley Joan resignedsecretary
- 2017-01-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2014-02-24➖MONNINGTON, John Gilbert Herbert resigneddirector
- 2000-03-02➖MONNINGTON, Shirley Joan resigneddirector
- 1957-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN MONNINGTON FARMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
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 "MONNINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 69 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 Henry Alexander John Monnington Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 24/12/2023 |
Mr Tony Richard Monnington Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1957-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Blackcap Farmhouse
Firle
Lewes
BN8 6LR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
MONNINGTON, Belinda→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-01-12
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MONNINGTON, Belinda→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-25
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MONNINGTON, Henry Alexander John→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-09-17
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Active
MONNINGTON, Shirley Joan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-01-12
MONNINGTON, John Gilbert Herbert→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 2014-02-24
MONNINGTON, Shirley Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2000-03-02
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Recent filings (97 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-25