AJD FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03270143 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-28
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 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
85 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,065,835
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,360 YoY
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£107k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£268k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£218k£436k£654k£871k£1.1mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.07M£1.09M
Current assets£268.1k£316.0k
Cash£106.6k£82.6k
Debtors£81.9k£152.2k
Net assets£1.07M£1.09M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-06-28
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2022-06-28
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  5. 2021-06-25
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  6. 2020-06-30
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  7. 2019-06-14
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  8. 2018-06-28
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  9. 2017-06-28
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  10. 2016-10-19
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  11. 2016-06-21
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  13. 2016-06-21
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  16. 2016-05-09
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    DEWHIRST, Timothy Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2012-04-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2011-02-25
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    DEWHIRST, Catherine Barbara appointed
    director
  19. 2009-05-31
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    DEWHIRST, Hazel Eleanor resigned
    director
  20. 2009-01-27
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    DEWHIRST, Joseph William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-01-27
    ➕
    DEWHIRST, Joseph William appointed
    director
  22. 2008-12-11
    ➖
    DEWHIRST, James Alistair Reed resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-12-11
    ➖
    DEWHIRST, James Alistair Reed resigned
    director
  24. 2007-04-03
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    DEWHIRST, Alistair Jowitt resigned
    director
  25. 1996-12-13
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    DEWHIRST, James Alistair Reed appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-12-13
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-12-13
    ➕
    DEWHIRST, Alistair Jowitt appointed
    director
  28. 1996-12-13
    ➕
    DEWHIRST, Hazel Eleanor appointed
    director
  29. 1996-12-13
    ➕
    DEWHIRST, James Alistair Reed appointed
    director
  30. 1996-12-13
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1996-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AJD FARMS LIMITED
  32. 1996-10-28
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-10-28
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2016-06-21: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Charles Dewhirst
Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
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
Incorporated1996-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Field House
Scarborough Road
Driffield
East Yorkshire
YO25 5UY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

DEWHIRST, Joseph William→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-27
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Active
DEWHIRST, Catherine Barbara→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-02-25
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Active
DEWHIRST, Joseph William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-01-27
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Active
DEWHIRST, Timothy Charles→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-05-09
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Active
DEWHIRST, James Alistair Reed→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-13 · resigned 2008-12-11
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-28 · resigned 1996-12-13
Resigned
DEWHIRST, Alistair Jowitt→
director · ~105y · appointed 1996-12-13 · resigned 2007-04-03
Resigned
DEWHIRST, Hazel Eleanor→
director · ~102y · appointed 1996-12-13 · resigned 2009-05-31
Resigned
DEWHIRST, James Alistair Reed→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-12-13 · resigned 2008-12-11
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-28 · resigned 1996-12-13
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 charge1 property24/04/2012—
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Recent filings (85 total)

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2025-11-04
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2025-06-26
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2024-10-31
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2024-06-28
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2023-10-26
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2023-06-29
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2022-10-17
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2022-06-28
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2021-10-18
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2021-06-25
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2020-10-26
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2020-06-30
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2019-10-30
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2019-06-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-22