PETER WATSON JONES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00690806 · ltd · incorporated 1961-04-26
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 19.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
95 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £4.42M |
| Current assets | — | £3.25M |
| Cash | — | £8.8k |
| Debtors | — | £2.70M |
| Net assets | — | £3.69M |
| Average employees | 1100 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2019-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-05-21➖WATSON JONES, Patricia Margaret resigneddirector
- 2014-08-12➕WATSON JONES, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2013-02-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-01-04➕WATSON JONES, Jane Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-04➖WATSON JONES, Patricia Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2006-12-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2002-11-15➖WATSON JONES, Peter resigneddirector
- 1996-05-01➕WATSON JONES, Jane Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1961-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs PETER WATSON JONES LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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 "WATSON JONES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +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
90/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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
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 Andrew John Watson Jones Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Jane Elizabeth Watson Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Patricia Margaret Watson Jonesceased 01/05/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated1961-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Howle Manor
Howle
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
WATSON JONES, Jane Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-01-04
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Active
WATSON JONES, Jane Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1996-05-01
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WATSON JONES, Samuel James→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-08-12
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WATSON JONES, Patricia Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2013-01-04
WATSON JONES, Patricia Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2015-05-21
WATSON JONES, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2002-11-15
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/06/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/09/2017 | 24/02/2026 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 22/02/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/12/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-03