HOWTON FARM LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.04M | £1.06M |
| Current assets | £518.5k | £906.0k |
| Cash | £161.4k | £299.9k |
| Debtors | £254.4k | £508.3k |
| Net assets | £1.04M | £1.06M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-01-31➕QUAN, James Jeffreys appointeddirector
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1987-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs HOWTON FARM LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Martha Helen Quan Individual · British · DOB 03/1942 · age 84 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stanislaus Wilfred Quan Individual · British · DOB 10/1934 · age 92 | — | — | 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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