DAISY BANK FARM ENTERPRISES LTD
- 35300SIC 35300
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 86900Other human health activities
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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-21➕BAILEY, Rachel Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-08-21➕GODFREY, Miles Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-15➖GODFREY, Miles Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2007-04-01➕GODFREY, Julia Margaret appointeddirector
- 2005-11-01➕GODFREY, Miles Jonathan appointeddirector
- 1992-01-30➕GODFREY, Julia Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1992-01-30➕GODFREY, Ian Peter appointeddirector
- 1992-01-30➖SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-30➖SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-01-30➖SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DAISY BANK FARM ENTERPRISES LTD
- 1992-01-28➕SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-28➕SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-01-28➕SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rachel Louise Bailey Individual · English · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/08/2022 |
Mr Miles Jonathan Godfrey Individual · English · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/08/2022 |
Mr Ian Peter Godfrey Individual · English · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2017 |
Mrs Julia Margaret Godfrey Individual · English · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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