A. NORCROSS & SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01237812 · ltd · incorporated 1975-12-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 49.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£4.88M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01420SIC 01420
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 49.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.7 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 (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,876,373
Net assets shrinking
Down £168,807 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4.9m
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.88M | £5.08M |
| Current assets | £1.24M | £1.73M |
| Net assets | £4.88M | £5.05M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30➕NORCROSS, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-26➖NORCROSS, Lilian Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2020-03-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-16➖NORCROSS, Arthur resigneddirector
- 2018-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-23➕NORCROSS, Graham Arthur appointedsecretary
- 2015-10-23➖NORCROSS, Arthur resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-01➕STANTON, Mark appointeddirector
- 1993-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1993-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1978-12-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1976-09-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1975-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A. NORCROSS & SON LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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 "NORCROSS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lorraine Norcross Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/01/2025 |
Mr Graham Arthur Norcross Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Arthur Norcrossceased 16/06/2019· 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
Incorporated1975-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Hawthorn Hill Farm
Thorney
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 7DB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
NORCROSS, Graham Arthur→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-10-23
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Active
NORCROSS, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-11-30
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STANTON, Mark→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2011-05-01
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NORCROSS, Arthur→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-10-23
NORCROSS, Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2019-06-16
NORCROSS, Lilian Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2020-07-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/12/1978 | 10/02/1993 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 09/09/1976 | 10/02/1993 |
Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18