PARKHAM FARMS LIMITED

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02226704 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-02
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£20.97M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,965,819
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.5m
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£21m
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£26m
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5.3m£11m£16m£21m£26mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£21.42M£20.33M
Current assets£26.30M£24.80M
Cash£2.50M£5.72M
Debtors£9.44M£3.57M
Net assets£20.97M£19.70M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-11-07
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    WILLES, Jack Oliver appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  4. 2024-08-30
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  5. 2023-08-31
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  6. 2023-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-30
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  9. 2021-08-27
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  10. 2020-11-25
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  11. 2019-08-29
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  12. 2018-08-31
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  13. 2017-08-30
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  14. 2016-08-09
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  15. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-06
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  17. 2011-03-18
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    WILLES, Peter Anthony appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-03-18
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    WILLES, David Henry resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-18
    ➖
    WILLES, David Henry resigned
    director
  20. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    WILLES, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2005-03-18
    ➖
    WILLES, Betty resigned
    director
  22. 2004-12-01
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    WILLES, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2003-05-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2002-01-11
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    TUCKER, Thomas John resigned
    director
  25. 2001-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 1997-10-01
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    BEER, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  27. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    WILLES, Betty appointed
    director
  28. 1996-11-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.
  29. 1996-02-27
    ➕
    BERRY, Sarah Jean appointed
    director
  30. 1989-08-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
  31. 1988-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As PARKHAM FARMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WILLES, Jack Oliver (same surname) appointed 2025-11-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Anthony Willes
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10512 — SIC 10512

Registered office

St John's House
Castle Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 4AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

WILLES, Peter Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-18
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Active
BEER, Emma Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 1997-10-01
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Active
BERRY, Sarah Jean→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-02-27
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Active
WILLES, Jack Oliver→
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-11-07
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Active
WILLES, Peter Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-06-01
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Active
WILLES, David Henry→
secretary · resigned 2011-03-18
Resigned
TUCKER, Thomas John→
director · ~74y · resigned 2002-01-11
Resigned
WILLES, Betty→
director · ~87y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2005-03-18
Resigned
WILLES, David Henry→
director · ~88y · resigned 2011-03-18
Resigned
WILLES, Peter Anthony→
director · ~62y · resigned 2004-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property22/05/2003—
satisfied
Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.
Debenture1 property14/11/199605/09/2001
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property18/08/1989—
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Recent filings (120 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-25