ANDREW FOULDS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01950475 · ltd · incorporated 1985-09-26
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£235.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 90). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 40.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £235,520
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£236k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £235.5k |
| Current assets | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £235.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2005-10-25➕BLETSOE, David Henry appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-01➖FOULDS, Andrew John Philip resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-01➖FOULDS, Andrew John Philip resigneddirector
- 1991-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1985-10-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hill Samuel & Co Limited
- 1985-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW FOULDS LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Thomas Bletsoe Individual · British · DOB 02/1936 · age 90 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · NN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & I FRASER LIMITED→ 01093145 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| ARBSCAPE TREE SURGEONS LTD→ 14005093 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASTWELL CASTLE FARM LIMITED→ 00562808 · est 1956 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 70y | — | — |
| ATHERTREND LIMITED→ 03571392 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| B H A TREES LTD→ 06765546 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BEAR VALLEY TIMBER LTD→ 11579981 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BERNWOOD FARM LIMITED→ 15534323 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BERRYFIELDS FARMS LIMITED→ 00760016 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| BIRCHFIELD SPRINGS LIMITED→ 07386046 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BLETSOE - BROWN LIMITED→ 00950777 · est 1969 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 57y | — | — |
| BLUEVO LIMITED→ 15229054 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BOBOS INC LTD→ 09571020 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
Oakleigh House
Thrapston
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 4LJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BLETSOE, David Henry→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-10-25
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Active
FOULDS, Andrew John Philip→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-08-01
FOULDS, Andrew John Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2004-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Hill Samuel & Co Hill Samuel & Co Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 16/10/1985 | 25/04/1991 |
Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-04