J M RICHARDSON (FARMING) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00720152 · ltd · incorporated 1962-04-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 44.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-05-03
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    KENYON, Joyce Mary resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-05-03
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    KENYON, Joyce Mary resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-01
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-11-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-09-22
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    KENYON, Henry resigned
    director
  18. 2018-09-20
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-09-19
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    RICHARDSON, Jayne Michelle appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1981-11-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
  22. 1962-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As J M RICHARDSON (FARMING) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RICHARDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jayne Michelle Richardson
Individual · English · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/09/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Henry Kenyonceased 22/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1962-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Hague Hall Farm
Hemsworth
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF9 4DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Jayne Michelle→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-09-19
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Active
KENYON, Joyce Mary→
secretary · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
KENYON, Henry→
director · ~101y · resigned 2018-09-22
Resigned
KENYON, Joyce Mary→
director · ~99y · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Williams & Glyn's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
Legal charge1 property05/11/1981—
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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21