FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02086358 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-12-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01300

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01500SIC 01500
88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (8 active, 25 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

137 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-06-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-22
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MAY-JONES, Gary appointed
director
2025-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-20
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LIVERMAN, Peter Gordon resigned
director
2024-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-08
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SMITH, David appointed
director
2022-11-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-06-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-06-04
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BOUGHTON-LEIGH, Ann appointed
director
2019-06-04
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LIVERMAN, Peter Gordon appointed
director
2019-06-04
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VOS, Peter Benjamin resigned
director
2018-05-30
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MEDLOCK, Deborah Louise appointed
director
2018-05-30
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DALES, Andrew William resigned
director
2017-09-01
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BURT, Stephen resigned
director
2016-07-01
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MCHARDY, Gary Wayne resigned
director
2016-05-11
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CLARK, Linda Mary appointed
director
2016-05-11
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JEFFERIES, Paul resigned
director
2016-05-11
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MCHARDY, Gary Wayne appointed
director
2016-05-11
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VOS, Peter Benjamin appointed
director
2015-11-13
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BANT, Wendy Jane resigned
director
2013-06-03
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RANGER, Janice Cynthia resigned
secretary
2013-06-03
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RANGER, Janice Cynthia resigned
director
2013-01-07
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COLE, Jane Margaret appointed
director
2012-12-10
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BURT, Stephen appointed
director
2012-10-22
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RANGER, John Clifford resigned
director
2012-07-27
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BOUGHTON-LEIGH MBE, Charles Brandon Theodosius resigned
director
2011-07-01
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COOK, Barbara Anne, Dr appointed
director
2011-07-01
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BANT, Wendy Jane appointed
director
2010-10-31
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BRASS, Paul Roland, Dr resigned
director
2006-01-10
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JEFFERIES, Paul appointed
director
2006-01-09
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THOMAS, Heather Patricia resigned
director
2005-10-27
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FROST, Brian Charles resigned
director
2001-10-01
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BRASS, Paul Roland, Dr appointed
director
2001-09-03
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THOMAS, Heather Patricia appointed
director
2000-10-09
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WAKELING, Brian Anthony resigned
director
2000-07-19
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FROST, Brian Charles appointed
director
1997-07-31
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CLAPP, Adrian Francis resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1986-12-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300

Registered office

Rife Way

Ferring

Worthing

West Sussex

BN12 5JZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05