ANDERSON FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02235850 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-25
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-24✏️reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-companychange-of-name · RR06
- 2025-04-24✏️certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limitedchange-of-name · CERT1
- 2025-04-24📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2017-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-05-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-04-06➕BOOTH, Harrington Rory appointeddirector
- 2017-04-06➕BOOTH, Ross Hatton Anderson appointeddirector
- 2017-04-06➕CHAPMAN, Jennie Ida appointeddirector
- 2016-09-30➕CHAPMAN, Jennie Ida appointedsecretary
- 2016-09-30➖BOOTH, Mary Lorna resigneddirector
- 2016-09-29➖BOOTH, Mary Lorna resignedsecretary
- 2016-05-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-09-06➖BOOTH, Peter Anderson resigneddirector
- 1988-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERSON FARMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-24: reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-company; 2025-04-24: certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limited
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roderick Anderson Booth Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Ross Hatton Anderson Booth Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2017 |
Mr Harrington Rory Booth Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2017 |
Mrs Jennie Ida Chapman Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Northgate House
Northgate
Sleaford
Lincs
NG34 7BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2014-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Jennie Ida→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-09-30
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BOOTH, Harrington Rory→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active
BOOTH, Ross Hatton Anderson→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2017-04-06
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CHAPMAN, Jennie Ida→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-04-06
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BOOTH, Mary Lorna→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-09-29
BOOTH, Mary Lorna→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2016-09-30
BOOTH, Peter Anderson→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · resigned 2002-09-06
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-24
reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-company
change-of-name · RR06
2025-04-24
certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limited
change-of-name · CERT1
2025-04-24
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-05-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-05-10