ANDREW ROBINSON (FARMS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01074395 · ltd · incorporated 1972-09-29
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 May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.2y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.2 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: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-05
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  4. 2022-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-01-19
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-22
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2019-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2018-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-09
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-05-24
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    ROBINSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2007-01-10
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    FORTESCUE, Charlton Leonard appointed
    director
  19. 2007-01-10
    ➕
    FORTESCUE, Leonard George appointed
    director
  20. 2007-01-10
    ➕
    FORTESCUE, Nicholas Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2002-10-07
    ➕
    FORTESCUE, Judith Tanya appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-07
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    TINDALL, Joyce Irene resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-05-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Amc Bank Limited
  24. 1999-07-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Andrew Robinson
  25. 1996-09-01
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    FORTESCUE, Judith Tanya appointed
    director
  26. 1991-07-16
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    TINDALL, Joyce Irene appointed
    secretary
  27. 1990-03-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  28. 1972-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW ROBINSON (FARMS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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 54 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

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
Mrs Judith Tanya Fortescue
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1972-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

FORTESCUE, Judith Tanya→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-07
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Active
FORTESCUE, Charlton Leonard→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-01-10
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Active
FORTESCUE, Judith Tanya→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-09-01
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Active
FORTESCUE, Leonard George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-01-10
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Active
FORTESCUE, Nicholas Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-01-10
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Active
TINDALL, Joyce Irene→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-16 · resigned 2002-10-07
Resigned
ROBINSON, Andrew→
director · ~110y · resigned 2007-05-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Amc Bank
Amc Bank Limited
Collateral charge as collateral with the deeds defined therein as the deed of legal charge(s) of evendate for further securing the aggregate sum therein1 property12/05/2000—
satisfied
Andrew Robinson
Debenture1 property09/07/199922/03/2019
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
Collateral charge1 property02/03/1990—
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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-11