C. W. J. FALL & SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01129574 · ltd · incorporated 1973-08-16
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 45.9y 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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01629SIC 01629
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 45.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
119 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 | 200 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-03-26📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2024-12-23📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2024-12-23⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2024-12-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-12-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-29➕FALL, Thomas Charles Keith appointeddirector
- 2024-11-29➖FALL, Martyn Alton resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-29➖FALL, Martyn Alton resigneddirector
- 2024-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-22➖FALL, Alys Mary resigneddirector
- 2017-02-07➖FALL, Charles William John resigneddirector
- 1997-11-03➖FALL, Alys Mary resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-03➕FALL, Martyn Alton appointedsecretary
- 1981-02-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1980-08-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1973-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs C. W. J. FALL & SONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FALL, Thomas Charles Keith (same surname) appointed 2024-11-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2024-12-23: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles David Fall Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martyn Alton Fallceased 29/11/2024· 25-50% shares
- C. W. J. Fall Discretionary Settlementceased 02/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest
- A.. M. Fall Discretionary Settlementceased 02/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Mile House Farm
Bedale
Yorkshire
DL8 2SF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
FALL, Thomas Charles Keith→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2024-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FALL, Alys Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-11-03
FALL, Martyn Alton→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-03 · resigned 2024-11-29
FALL, Alys Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 2017-07-22
FALL, Charles William John→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2017-02-07
FALL, Martyn Alton→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2024-11-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/02/1981 | 22/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/08/1980 | 22/11/2024 |
Recent filings (119 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-30
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
legacy
capital · SH20
2024-12-23
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2024-12-23
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2024-12-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-20
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-12-19