E.V. HALL (FARMS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00686523 · ltd · incorporated 1961-03-15
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
  • 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 63.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 63.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
130 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2025-10-02
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  4. 2025-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #6
  5. 2025-10-02
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    Charge satisfied #7
  6. 2025-03-31
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  7. 2023-12-22
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  8. 2023-03-29
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  9. 2022-03-23
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  10. 2021-01-18
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  11. 2019-11-29
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  12. 2019-01-07
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  13. 2018-01-03
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  14. 2017-01-03
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  15. 2015-12-12
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  16. 2015-11-26
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  17. 2015-06-11
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  18. 2015-04-22
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  19. 2015-04-21
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  20. 2014-01-28
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    HALL, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-15
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2012-03-06
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2012-03-06
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2012-01-31
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    HALL, Mabel Valentine resigned
    director
  25. 2008-04-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2003-10-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2003-10-14
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2003-10-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2003-10-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2003-10-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2003-06-06
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    HALL, Nicolas George appointed
    director
  32. 2002-10-26
    ➕
    HALL, Nicolas George appointed
    director
  33. 2002-10-26
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    HALL, Nicolas George resigned
    director
  34. 2002-05-20
    ➖
    HALL, Mabel Valentine resigned
    secretary
  35. 2002-05-15
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    HALL, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  36. 2002-03-21
    ➖
    HALL, Eric Victor resigned
    director
  37. 1992-03-20
    ➖
    HALL, Graham Eric resigned
    director
  38. 1992-01-21
    ➕
    HALL, Graham Eric appointed
    director
  39. 1962-12-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank
  40. 1961-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As E.V. HALL (FARMS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +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 "HALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicolas George Hall
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Dollerys Farm West End Green
Stratfield Saye
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 2DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HALL, Jane Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-15
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Active
HALL, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-01-28
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Active
HALL, Nicolas George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-06-06
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Active
HALL, Mabel Valentine→
secretary · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
HALL, Eric Victor→
director · ~107y · resigned 2002-03-21
Resigned
HALL, Graham Eric→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-01-21 · resigned 1992-03-20
Resigned
HALL, Mabel Valentine→
director · ~100y · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
HALL, Nicolas George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-10-26 · resigned 2002-10-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property22/04/201502/10/2025
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—21/04/201502/10/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property14/10/200306/03/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property14/10/200306/03/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property14/10/200315/03/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property14/10/200321/04/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank
Legal charge1 property13/12/196216/10/2003

Recent filings (130 total)

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2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
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accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
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accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
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accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-29