F.W. LONGHURST & SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00869303 · ltd · incorporated 1966-01-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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 with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
108 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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.
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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-06-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-31➕LONGHURST, Timothy Guy appointedsecretary
- 2024-03-31➕BICKERSTETH, Carolyn Deborah appointeddirector
- 2024-03-31➖LONGHURST, Julia Carolyn resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-13➖LONGHURST, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-09-18➖NASH, Richard Martin resigneddirector
- 2003-01-11➖NASH, Philip Anthony resigneddirector
- 1966-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs F.W. LONGHURST & SON LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
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 "LONGHURST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
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Mrs Julia Carolyn Longhurst Individual · British · DOB 03/1935 · age 91 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 10/11/2021 |
Mr Timothy Guy Longhurst Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Timothy Longhurst As Executor Of Ja Longhurstceased 10/11/2021· 50-75% shares
- Mr John Anthony Longhurstceased 10/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · BN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBFC LTD→ 16700411 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECOSYLVA CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 10382271 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED→ 02086358 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| FIRST BLOODSTOCK LIMITED→ 13169169 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FLETCHER TREE SERVICES LTD→ 14263688 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FLINT OWL FARMS LTD→ 13273230 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FOOD 4 LTD→ 15272113 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FOOTBALL FOR FORESTS LTD→ 14958265 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FORESTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS CIC→ 12085301 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FORESURE LIMITED→ 03260040 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| FORMULA GREEN LTD→ 14196079 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FOSTER-TAYLOR LIMITED→ 10620183 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1966-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Second Floor
3 Liverpool Gardens
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
LONGHURST, Timothy Guy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BICKERSTETH, Carolyn Deborah→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
LONGHURST, Julia Carolyn→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2024-03-31
LONGHURST, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2021-01-13
NASH, Philip Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · resigned 2003-01-11
NASH, Richard Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · resigned 2006-09-18
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Recent filings (108 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-20