ABBEY FARMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03745468 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-01
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 26.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 3 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 (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
82 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Richard Goodson Walter
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-06➕NELSTROP, Joanna appointeddirector
- 2006-07-01➕NELSTROP, Joanna appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-01➖NELSTROP, Robert Bentley resignedsecretary
- 1999-07-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Amc Bank Limited
- 1999-04-20➕NELSTROP, William James appointeddirector
- 1999-04-20➕NELSTROP, Robert Bentley appointedsecretary
- 1999-04-20➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-04-20➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY FARMING LIMITED
- 1999-04-01➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-04-01➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William James Nelstrop Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Abbey Farm Abbey Lane
Kirkstead Woodhall Spa
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN10 6UH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
NELSTROP, Joanna→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NELSTROP, William James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1999-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NELSTROP, Robert Bentley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-20 · resigned 2006-07-01
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 1999-04-20
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 1999-04-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Richard Goodson Walter / Judy Evans | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/09/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Amc Bank Amc Bank Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/07/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30