A.R. NEAVES AND SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01772225 · ltd · incorporated 1983-11-23
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£917.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 16.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
114 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
75
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 £917,933
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£918k
↑ 191% YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.22M | £1.51M |
| Current assets | £142.7k | £85.8k |
| Cash | £38.7k | £70.4k |
| Debtors | £101.5k | £12.9k |
| Net assets | £917.9k | £315.2k |
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
4
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-30➕NEAVES, Mary Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06➕NEAVES, Edward Bryan appointeddirector
- 2018-04-06➕NEAVES, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2009-10-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-08-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-04-05➖NEAVES, Hugh Robert resigneddirector
- 2000-04-05➖NEAVES, Philip John resigneddirector
- 1994-03-31➕NEAVES, Sarah Jane appointedsecretary
- 1994-03-31➖NEAVES, Betty May resignedsecretary
- 1983-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A.R. NEAVES AND SONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
78/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NEAVES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bryan Leslie Neaves Individual · British · DOB 11/1942 · age 84 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Neaves Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated1983-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250
Registered office
Little Sharsted Farm Lynsted
Doddington
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME9 0JT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
NEAVES, Sarah Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-03-31
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Active
NEAVES, Edward Bryan→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-04-06
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NEAVES, Mary Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2026-04-30
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NEAVES, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-04-06
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NEAVES, Betty May→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-03-31
NEAVES, Hugh Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2000-04-05
NEAVES, Philip John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2000-04-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/10/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/08/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (114 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28