ASWARDBY PARK FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01653322 · ltd · incorporated 1982-07-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£375.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (79/100)

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 (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £375,339
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,055 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£375k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£77k£153k£230k£307k£383kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£389.4k£395.2k
Current assets£101.4k£101.3k
Net assets£375.3k£383.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-05-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-10-01
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    THORNALLEY, James Edward appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2023-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-14
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    THORNALLEY, Ronald John resigned
    director
  14. 2018-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-01
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    THORNALLEY, Kathryn Ann appointed
    director
  19. 1999-06-30
    ➕
    THORNALLEY, Keith appointed
    director
  20. 1998-11-21
    ➖
    THORNALLEY, Gillian Diana resigned
    director
  21. 1982-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASWARDBY PARK FARMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 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

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — THORNALLEY, James Edward (same surname) appointed 2024-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kathryn Ann Thornalley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/05/2025
Mr Keith Thornalley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1982-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Park Farm
Aswardby
Spilsby
Lincs
PE23 4JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

THORNALLEY, Kathryn Ann→
secretary
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Active
THORNALLEY, James Edward→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
THORNALLEY, Kathryn Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
THORNALLEY, Keith→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-06-30
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Active
THORNALLEY, Gillian Diana→
director · ~97y · resigned 1998-11-21
Resigned
THORNALLEY, Ronald John→
director · ~99y · resigned 2018-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01