ADAM FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02927508 · ltd · incorporated 1994-05-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-10-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-05-10
    ➕
    ASMAL, Nazir Adam appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-05-10
    ➖
    BRUCE, Robert John Willans resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-06-08
    ➕
    ASMAL, Sahid appointed
    director
  19. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    BRUCE, Robert John Willans appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-06-01
    ➖
    MORRELL, Eric Richard resigned
    secretary
  21. 2000-04-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 1998-02-03
    ➖
    ASMAL, Sahid resigned
    secretary
  23. 1998-02-03
    ➕
    MORRELL, Eric Richard appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-08-11
    ➕
    ASMAL, Sahid appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-08-11
    ➖
    STOKES, Michael Gerald resigned
    secretary
  26. 1995-05-10
    ➕
    ASMAL, Nazir Adam appointed
    director
  27. 1995-05-10
    ➕
    STOKES, Michael Gerald appointed
    secretary
  28. 1994-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM FARMS LIMITED
  29. 1994-05-10
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1994-05-10
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1994-05-10
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1994-05-10
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)

Group structure

Adam Group (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adam Group (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADAM FARMS LIMITED
This company · 02927508

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adam Group (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

White House, Clarendon Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 5GF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

ASMAL, Nazir Adam→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASMAL, Nazir Adam→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASMAL, Sahid→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASMAL, Sahid→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-11 · resigned 1998-02-03
Resigned
BRUCE, Robert John Willans→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2019-05-10
Resigned
MORRELL, Eric Richard→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-03 · resigned 2000-06-01
Resigned
STOKES, Michael Gerald→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-10 · resigned 1995-08-11
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-05-10 · resigned 1994-05-10
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-05-10 · resigned 1994-05-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property04/04/2000—
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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-07