A. K. LIMB (PRODUCE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00683530 · ltd · incorporated 1961-02-15

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£230.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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

01130SIC 01130

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £230,791

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£231k

↑ 6.7% YoY

Current Assets

£129k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£230.8k	£216.4k
Current assets	£129.0k	£113.1k
Net assets	£230.8k	£216.4k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-07-07
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2024-07-05
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2023-08-17
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2022-07-21
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2021-06-28
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2020-06-16
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2019-08-12
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2018-09-20
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2017-05-15
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accounts · AA
2016-06-02
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accounts · AA
2015-10-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-22
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accounts · AA
2014-10-04
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2014-05-15
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2013-10-09
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2013-03-11
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LIMB, David Alan appointed
director
2013-03-11
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LIMB, Michael Robert appointed
director
2013-03-11
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LIMB DECEASED, Alan Keith resigned
director
1961-02-15
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Company incorporated
As A. K. LIMB (PRODUCE) LIMITED

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMB" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Christine Limb Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mr David Alan Limb Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Michael Robert Limb Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	—	—	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1961-02-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

The Beeches

Commonside

Old Leake

Boston Lincs.

PE22 9QQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LIMB, Christine→

secretary

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Active

LIMB, Christine→

director · ~83y

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Active

LIMB, David Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-11

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Active

LIMB, Michael Robert→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-11

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Active

LIMB DECEASED, Alan Keith→

director · ~85y · resigned 2013-03-11

Resigned

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