CHARLCUTT FARMS LIMITED

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01181416 · ltd · incorporated 1974-08-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£183.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £183,264
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,091 YoY
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£183k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£81k£122k£163k£203kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£214.9k£231.5k
Current assets£68.6k£70.8k
Cash£39.7k£28.8k
Debtors£1.7k£17.9k
Net assets£183.3k£203.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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  2. 2025-02-12
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  3. 2023-12-11
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  4. 2023-06-23
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  5. 2023-06-23
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  6. 2023-06-23
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  7. 2023-06-23
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  8. 2023-06-20
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    VINES, Alison Jill resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-06-20
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    VINES, Alison Jill resigned
    director
  10. 2023-05-05
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  11. 2022-04-12
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  12. 2021-04-01
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  13. 2020-03-31
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  14. 2020-01-13
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  15. 2020-01-13
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  16. 2019-03-21
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  17. 2018-03-27
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  18. 2017-08-15
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  19. 2008-01-28
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    VINES, Alison Jill appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-28
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    VINES, Percy Henry Jacob resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-01-28
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    VINES, Alison Jill appointed
    director
  22. 2008-01-28
    ➖
    VINES, Percy Henry Jacob resigned
    director
  23. 2008-01-28
    ➖
    VINES, Rosalind Margaret Joy resigned
    director
  24. 1974-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARLCUTT FARMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Anthony Colmer Vines
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alison Jill Vinesceased 20/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1974-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

The Old Post Office
41-43 Market Place
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

VINES, Anthony Colmer→
director · ~65y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VINES, Alison Jill→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2023-06-20
Resigned
VINES, Percy Henry Jacob→
secretary · resigned 2008-01-28
Resigned
VINES, Alison Jill→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2023-06-20
Resigned
VINES, Percy Henry Jacob→
director · ~106y · resigned 2008-01-28
Resigned
VINES, Rosalind Margaret Joy→
director · ~91y · resigned 2008-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

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2026-04-13
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accounts · AA
2026-02-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
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accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01