M E POTTER (FARMS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03377918 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-29

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 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£159.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.3y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £159,891

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£160k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£59k

↑ 60% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£339.9k	£158.8k
Current assets	£59.2k	£37.0k
Net assets	£159.9k	£158.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2024-12-23
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts · AA
2019-03-20
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accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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HESTER, John Leslie resigned
secretary
2019-01-08
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officers · TM02
2018-12-20
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accounts · AA01
2018-06-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-06-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-06-12
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officers · TM01
2018-03-06
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mortgage · MR01
2018-03-06
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mortgage · MR01
2018-03-01
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Limited
2018-03-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Limited
2018-02-04
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POTTER, Mary Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-02-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2016-02-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2016-02-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2013-03-29
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POTTER, Debbie Marie appointed
director
2013-03-29
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POTTER, James Edward appointed
director
2006-12-31
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HESTER, John Leslie appointed
secretary
2006-12-31
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POTTER, James Edward resigned
secretary
1997-06-16
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POTTER, James Edward appointed
secretary
1997-06-16
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-06-16
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POTTER, Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
1997-06-16
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-05-29
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Company incorporated
As M E POTTER (FARMS) LIMITED
1997-05-29
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-05-29
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

96/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POTTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+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

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Edward Potter Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	04/02/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Potterceased 04/02/2018· 75-100% 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

Incorporated1997-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Potter House

Henfaes Lane

Welshpool

Powys

SY21 7BE

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

POTTER, Debbie Marie→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-03-29

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Active

POTTER, James Edward→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-03-29

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Active

HESTER, John Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2006-12-31 · resigned 2019-01-08

Resigned

POTTER, James Edward→

secretary · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 2006-12-31

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-29 · resigned 1997-06-16

Resigned

POTTER, Mary Elizabeth→

director · ~96y · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 2018-02-04

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-05-29 · resigned 1997-06-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Limited	A registered charge	1 property	01/03/2018	—
outstanding	Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Limited	A registered charge	1 property	01/03/2018	—
outstanding	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	—	23/02/2016	—
outstanding	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	1 property	23/02/2016	—
outstanding	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	1 property	23/02/2016	—

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