MOXON (FARMS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01250375 · ltd · incorporated 1976-03-22
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01610Support activities for crop production
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 46.9y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees500500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2024-04-02
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  4. 2022-12-20
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  5. 2022-04-01
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  6. 2021-03-11
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  7. 2020-02-06
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  8. 2019-11-19
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  9. 2018-11-23
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  10. 2018-04-11
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  11. 2017-04-25
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  12. 2016-04-28
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  13. 2015-12-23
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2015-12-04
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Helen Moxon
  15. 2015-11-20
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  16. 2014-08-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  17. 2014-06-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2014-06-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2014-02-28
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    MOXON, Graham Wilfred resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-02-28
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    MOXON, Graham Wilfred resigned
    director
  21. 2012-07-18
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    MOXON, Daphne appointed
    director
  22. 2010-11-10
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    MOXON, Daphne resigned
    director
  23. 2004-02-01
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    MOXON, Colin Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2004-02-01
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    MOXON, Helen Claire appointed
    director
  25. 2003-04-06
    ➖
    MOXON, Colin Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2000-12-01
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    MOXON, Colin Robert appointed
    director
  27. 1995-12-06
    ➖
    MOXON, Kathleen Margaret resigned
    director
  28. 1995-12-06
    ➖
    MOXON, Michael Lawrence resigned
    director
  29. 1995-06-07
    ➖
    MOXON, Carole Anne resigned
    director
  30. 1995-06-07
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    MOXON, Robert Herbert resigned
    director
  31. 1983-04-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  32. 1979-06-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank LTD
  33. 1976-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As MOXON (FARMS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MOXON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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

1 low
6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Moxon
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Helen Moxonceased 19/11/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated1976-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Kennels Farm Barnsley Road
Hemsworth
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF9 4PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

MOXON, Colin Robert→
director · ~44y · appointed 2004-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOXON, Daphne→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOXON, Helen Claire→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOXON, Graham Wilfred→
secretary · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
MOXON, Carole Anne→
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-06-07
Resigned
MOXON, Colin Robert→
director · ~44y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2003-04-06
Resigned
MOXON, Daphne→
director · ~77y · resigned 2010-11-10
Resigned
MOXON, Graham Wilfred→
director · ~80y · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
MOXON, Kathleen Margaret→
director · ~81y · resigned 1995-12-06
Resigned
MOXON, Michael Lawrence→
director · ~84y · resigned 1995-12-06
Resigned
MOXON, Robert Herbert→
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-06-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Helen Moxon / Daphne Moxon / Colin Moxon
A registered charge1 property04/12/2015—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/08/2014—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/06/2014—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property09/06/2014—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/04/1983—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank LTD
Mortgage1 property26/06/1979—
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Recent filings (112 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
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accounts · AA
2025-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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2022-04-29
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accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19