CORBETT FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00633546 · ltd · incorporated 1959-07-27

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£10.57M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

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

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01470SIC 01470

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

21 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 68.5y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 68.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,573,184

Cash YoY

-33%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.2m

↓ 33% YoY

Net Worth

£11m

↑ 1.8% YoY

Current Assets

£5.8m

↓ 3.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£12.20M	£12.27M
Current assets	£5.76M	£5.95M
Cash	£1.18M	£1.76M
Debtors	£4.38M	£1.92M
Net assets	£10.57M	£10.39M

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

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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

• 5 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
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2026-02-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
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2025-12-24
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officers · AP01
2025-12-22
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HUDSON, Susannah Caroline appointed
director
2025-12-22
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HUDSON, Susannah Caroline resigned
director
2025-12-22
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officers · AP01
2025-12-22
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officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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CORBETT, Luke Uvedale appointed
director
2025-12-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
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2025-12-11
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officers · CH01
2025-12-11
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officers · CH01
2025-11-17
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accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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2024-11-12
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accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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officers · TM01
2024-07-30
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2024-07-24
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GWILLIAM, Richard Stephen resigned
director
2023-11-28
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accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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capital · SH06
2022-05-06
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2014-10-18
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Charge satisfied #12
2014-10-18
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Charge satisfied #9
2010-11-01
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CORBETT, Richard George Uvedale appointed
secretary
2010-10-06
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CORBETT, David Uvedale resigned
secretary
2009-12-15
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HUDSON, Susannah Caroline appointed
director
2003-01-01
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CORBETT, Penelope Ann appointed
director
2001-08-21
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CORBETT, David Uvedale resigned
director
1996-03-15
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1995-06-07
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GWILLIAM, Richard Stephen appointed
director
1995-02-28
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CORBETT, Uvedale, Lt Col resigned
director
1995-02-28
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CORSETT, Peggy resigned
director
1993-02-28
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TAYLOR, Veronica Marian resigned
director
1985-03-14
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1979-08-02
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1977-07-13
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1977-07-13
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1977-07-13
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1977-05-13
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1977-02-01
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
1968-12-19
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD
1967-09-29
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1967-08-02
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1967-08-02
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Charge registered #9
Lender: The Agriculturual Mortgage Corporation LTD
1966-02-02
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1965-12-20
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD
1964-02-02
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Midland Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

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 "CORBETT" — 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 86 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CORBETT, Luke Uvedale (same surname) appointed 2025-12-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.

19 live charges

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Jonathan Evans Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares · trust interest	12/12/2025
Mrs Helen Mary Quaile Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares · trust interest	12/12/2025
Mrs Penelope Corbett Individual · British · DOB 11/1940 · age 86	25–50%	—	25-50% shares · trust interest	12/12/2025

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Penelope Ann Corbettceased 12/12/2025· 25-50% shares
Mrs Penelope Corbettceased 11/12/2025· 25-50% shares · trust interest
Mr Richard George Uvedale Corbettceased 12/11/2025· 25-50% shares
Mr Richard Stephen Gwilliamceased 24/07/2024· 25-50% shares · trust interest
Mr Trevor Milne - Dayceased 07/11/2022· 25-50% shares · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1959-07-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Ox House

Shobdon

Leominster

Herefordshire

HR6 9LT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last: 2025-12-22