FINMERE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01524125 · ltd · incorporated 1980-10-23
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.
🔒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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25➕WHITELEY, Charlotte Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2026-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-19📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2024-08-19✏️certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limitedchange-of-name · CERT1
- 2024-08-19✏️reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-companychange-of-name · RR06
- 2022-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-27➕TAYLOR, Nicola Mairi appointeddirector
- 2017-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-01-27➖WHITELEY, Richard Timothy resigneddirector
- 2013-06-01➖TAYLOR, Andrew John resignedsecretary
- 1980-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs FINMERE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WHITELEY, Charlotte Emma Jane (same surname) appointed 2026-03-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-19: certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limited; 2024-08-19: reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-company
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon William Alastair Whiteley Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/03/2022 |
Mr Christopher James Whiteley Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/03/2022 |
Mrs Jane Mairi Margaret Whiteley Individual · British · DOB 01/1931 · age 95 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Estate Late Richard Whiteleyceased 28/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CRANEHILL ENGINEERING & PLANT REPAIRS LIMITED→ 05771356 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Hall Farm
Evenley
Brackley
Northamptonshire
NN13 5SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
TAYLOR, Nicola Mairi→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2021-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITELEY, Charlotte Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2026-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
TAYLOR, Andrew John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2013-06-01
WHITELEY, Richard Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2017-01-27
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Recent filings (95 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-19
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2024-08-19
certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limited
change-of-name · CERT1
2024-08-19
reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-company
change-of-name · RR06
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28