CATON AGRICULTURAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01796048 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-29
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£95.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £95,355
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,406 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£95k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£165k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£33k£66k£99k£132k£165kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£96.6k£99.2k
Current assets£165.3k£118.8k
Net assets£95.4k£97.8k

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 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-06
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    CATON, Michael Ensor resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-30
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  7. 2022-06-23
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  8. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-11
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-05
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2018-11-05
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-11-05
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-11-05
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-11-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-10-19
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    CATON, Fiona Mackenzie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2018-10-19
    ➕
    CATON, Fiona Mackenzie appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-19
    ➖
    CATON, Alice resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-10-19
    ➖
    CATON, Alice resigned
    director
  20. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 1984-02-29
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    Company incorporated
    As CATON AGRICULTURAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "CATON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Ensor Caton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1931 · age 95
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alice Catonceased 19/10/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1984-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Glebe Farm
Sibson Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV13 6LD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CATON, Fiona Mackenzie→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-19
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Active
CATON, Fiona Mackenzie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-10-19
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Active
CATON, Alice→
secretary · resigned 2018-10-19
Resigned
CATON, Alice→
director · ~95y · resigned 2018-10-19
Resigned
CATON, Michael Ensor→
director · ~95y · resigned 2026-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

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officers · TM01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-12