DAISY BANK FARM ENTERPRISES LTD

🌳Matureactive
02681750 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-28
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35300SIC 35300
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.

Company profile
address, 4 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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees4400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2024-01-05
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  4. 2022-10-19
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  5. 2022-10-03
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    capital · SH01
  6. 2022-08-22
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  7. 2022-08-22
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  8. 2022-08-22
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  9. 2022-08-22
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-08-21
    BAILEY, Rachel Louise appointed
    director
  11. 2022-08-21
    GODFREY, Miles Jonathan appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-14
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  13. 2021-01-05
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  14. 2019-12-17
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  15. 2018-12-18
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  16. 2018-01-05
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  17. 2016-12-13
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  18. 2014-12-15
    GODFREY, Miles Jonathan resigned
    director
  19. 2007-04-01
    GODFREY, Julia Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2005-11-01
    GODFREY, Miles Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 1992-01-30
    GODFREY, Julia Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-01-30
    GODFREY, Ian Peter appointed
    director
  23. 1992-01-30
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1992-01-30
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1992-01-30
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1992-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As DAISY BANK FARM ENTERPRISES LTD
  27. 1992-01-28
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-01-28
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1992-01-28
    SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GODFREY, Miles Jonathan (same surname) appointed 2022-08-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachel Louise Bailey
Individual · English · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
2550%
25-50% shares21/08/2022
Mr Miles Jonathan Godfrey
Individual · English · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
2550%
25-50% shares21/08/2022
Mr Ian Peter Godfrey
Individual · English · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
2550%
25-50% shares01/01/2017
Mrs Julia Margaret Godfrey
Individual · English · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
2550%
25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1992-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Daisy Bank Farm, Uttoxeter Road
Lower Tean
Stoke On Trent
Staffs
ST10 4LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

GODFREY, Julia Margaret
secretary · appointed 1992-01-30
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Active
BAILEY, Rachel Louise
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-08-21
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Active
GODFREY, Ian Peter
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-01-30
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Active
GODFREY, Julia Margaret
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-04-01
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Active
GODFREY, Miles Jonathan
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-08-21
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Active
SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-28 · resigned 1992-01-30
Resigned
GODFREY, Miles Jonathan
director · ~43y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned
SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-28 · resigned 1992-01-30
Resigned
SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-28 · resigned 1992-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
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2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14