E.J. FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03360820 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.39M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,393,177
Very low cash
Cash position: £55
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,529 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£326k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£286k£572k£858k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.73M£1.77M
Current assets£326.5k£214.2k
Cash£55£55
Debtors£160.9k£87.8k
Net assets£1.39M£1.43M

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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  2. 2024-10-17
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2022-01-10
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  6. 2021-09-23
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  7. 2021-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2019-09-30
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  10. 2018-12-20
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  11. 2018-09-26
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  12. 2018-05-02
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  13. 2018-05-02
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  14. 2018-05-02
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  15. 2018-03-31
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    JEFFERSON, Kenneth Hugh resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-03-31
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    JEFFERSON, Kenneth Hugh resigned
    director
  17. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2011-06-01
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    JEFFERSON, Edward Hugh appointed
    director
  20. 2006-10-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 1998-07-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 1997-06-10
    ➕
    JEFFERSON, Angela Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 1997-06-10
    ➕
    JEFFERSON, Kenneth Hugh appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-06-10
    ➖
    PHILSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-06-10
    ➕
    JEFFERSON, Kenneth Hugh appointed
    director
  26. 1997-06-10
    ➖
    MEAUJO INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As E.J. FARMS LIMITED
  28. 1997-04-28
    ➕
    PHILSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-04-28
    ➕
    MEAUJO INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Hugh Jefferson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/03/2018
Mrs Angela Elizabeth Jefferson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenneth Hugh Jeffersonceased 31/03/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1997-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Hallend
Kynaston
Ledbury
Herefordshire
HR8 2PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JEFFERSON, Angela Elizabeth→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEFFERSON, Edward Hugh→
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEFFERSON, Kenneth Hugh→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-10 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
PHILSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 1997-06-10
Resigned
JEFFERSON, Kenneth Hugh→
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-06-10 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
MEAUJO INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 1997-06-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/03/2015—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property16/07/199821/10/2006
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-12