ANDREW STEWART (FARMERS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02157791 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-26
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,002,694
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£276k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.00M | £967.8k |
| Current assets | £276.2k | £251.6k |
| Net assets | £1.00M | £967.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-07➕STEWART, Jimmy Melvin appointeddirector
- 2013-10-07➕TOWARD, Marie-Louise appointeddirector
- 2013-10-06➖STEWART, Andrew Struthers resigneddirector
- 1987-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW STEWART (FARMERS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STEWART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Executors Of Andrew Struthers Stewart Individual · British · DOB 02/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2021 |
Mrs Louise Melvin Stewart Individual · British · DOB 07/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Executors Of Andrew Struthers Stewartceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated1987-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Beesthorpe Farm
Caunton
Newark
Notts
NG23 6AT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
STEWART, Jimmy Melvin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWARD, Marie-Louise→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-10-07
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STEWART, Andrew Struthers→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2013-10-06
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Recent filings (91 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-03-08