CAMFIELD ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00816136 · ltd · incorporated 1964-08-18
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
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
  • 91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 87). 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

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 41.0y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.0 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: 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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600600

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-24
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  3. 2023-12-28
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  4. 2023-05-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-05-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-05-04
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  7. 2023-05-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  9. 2023-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  10. 2023-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2023-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2023-04-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-04-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-04-11
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  15. 2023-04-11
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-02-10
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    MCCORQUODALE, Ian Hamilton resigned
    director
  17. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-01-27
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  19. 2021-08-11
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  20. 2021-08-11
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  21. 2021-08-11
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    officers · TM02
  22. 2021-08-01
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    HUTCHINSON, Iona appointed
    director
  23. 2021-08-01
    ➕
    PARKER, Tara appointed
    director
  24. 2021-08-01
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    SEC CO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2017-07-01
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    MCCORQUODALE, Ian Hamilton appointed
    director
  28. 2017-06-02
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: C. Hoare & Co
  29. 2012-01-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  30. 2011-12-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  31. 2010-06-30
    ➖
    DATTA, Anil resigned
    secretary
  32. 2010-06-30
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    SEC CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2010-02-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coutts & Company Limited
  34. 2004-08-04
    ➕
    DATTA, Anil appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-01-16
    ➖
    MCCORQUODALE, Ian Hamilton resigned
    secretary
  36. 2004-01-16
    ➖
    MCCORQUODALE, Ian Hamilton resigned
    director
  37. 1985-06-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  38. 1964-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMFIELD ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Glen Mccorquodale
Individual · British · DOB 12/1939 · age 87
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Hamilton Mccorquodaleceased 10/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Camfield Place
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL9 6JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HUTCHINSON, Iona→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCORQUODALE, Glen→
director · ~87y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Tara→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DATTA, Anil→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
MCCORQUODALE, Ian Hamilton→
secretary · resigned 2004-01-16
Resigned
SEC CO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-30 · resigned 2021-08-01
Resigned
MCCORQUODALE, Ian Hamilton→
director · ~89y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2023-02-10
Resigned
MCCORQUODALE, Ian Hamilton→
director · ~89y · resigned 2004-01-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
C. Hoare & Co
A registered charge1 property02/06/2017—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Debenture1 property30/01/201204/05/2023
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Legal charge1 property14/12/201104/05/2023
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company Limited
Legal charge1 property01/02/201004/05/2023
satisfied
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Legal mortgage1 property13/06/198504/05/2023
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Recent filings (111 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30