PETER SMITH (FARMS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00777737 · ltd · incorporated 1963-10-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 600 |
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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-12-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-20➖GRAY, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-31➕BEARD, Edward William appointeddirector
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-04-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-03-06➕BEARD, George Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2017-02-02➖SMITH, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2011-11-23➖SMITH, Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-10-21➖BEARD, Walter John David resigneddirector
- 2005-10-21➕GRAY, Christopher appointeddirector
- 1996-04-01➕BEARD, Walter John David appointeddirector
- 1963-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs PETER SMITH (FARMS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BEARD, Edward William (same surname) appointed 2022-03-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Peter Kenneth Beard Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sally Ruth Beardceased 20/11/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| A P TRAINING LTD→ 14841956 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| OLIVER DAVIES SPORTING LTD→ 11511892 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| POSITIVE MOVEMENT EQUINE THERAPY LTD→ 15526306 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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
Incorporated1963-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
The Bradshaws
Codsall
Staffordshire
WV8 2HU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BEARD, Edward William→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2022-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEARD, George Peter Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2019-03-06
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Active
SMITH, Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2011-11-23
BEARD, Walter John David→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2005-10-21
GRAY, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2005-10-21 · resigned 2025-11-20
SMITH, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2017-02-02
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 09/03/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (127 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-01
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28