MARK LITTLE (FARMS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01683773 · ltd · incorporated 1982-12-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-31
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2023-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-08-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-07-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-07-03
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    KEEP, Jennifer Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-07-03
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    KEEP, Jennifer Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2008-06-16
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    KEEP, Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2008-06-16
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    LITTLE, Simon Harvey resigned
    director
  23. 1994-07-31
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    LITTLE, Roger Harvey resigned
    secretary
  24. 1994-05-06
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    LITTLE, Simon Harvey appointed
    director
  25. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    LITTLE, Roger Mark appointed
    director
  26. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    KEEP, Jennifer Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 1993-10-01
    ➖
    LITTLE, Roger Harvey resigned
    director
  28. 1993-10-01
    ➖
    LITTLE, Simon Harvey resigned
    director
  29. 1982-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARK LITTLE (FARMS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LITTLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

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
Roger Mark Little
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1982-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

Rsm, Ninth Floor Landmark, St Peter’S Square
1 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 4PB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

LITTLE, Roger Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 1993-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEEP, Jennifer Ann→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 2019-07-03
Resigned
LITTLE, Roger Harvey→
secretary · resigned 1994-07-31
Resigned
KEEP, Jennifer Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2019-07-03
Resigned
LITTLE, Roger Harvey→
director · ~92y · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned
LITTLE, Simon Harvey→
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-05-06 · resigned 2008-06-16
Resigned
LITTLE, Simon Harvey→
director · ~63y · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15