FERNHAM FARM LTD
🌳Matureactive
03865939 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-56.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £56,120
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£56k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£611k
↓ 17% 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 | £-53.3k | £-312.8k |
| Current assets | £611.2k | £737.7k |
| Net assets | £-56.1k | £-315.9k |
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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-01➖JENKINS, Lindsay Maureen resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-20➕MCAULIFFE, Kevin William appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-20➕MCAULIFFE, Kevin William appointeddirector
- 1999-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs FERNHAM FARM LTD
- 1999-10-26➕HALL, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 1999-10-26➕JENKINS, Lindsay Maureen appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-26➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-10-26➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jennifer Hall Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · SN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLISTRIDGE FOLD LIMITED→ 07356651 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| FOOD CONVERTORS LIMITED→ 03714220 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| FOREST FARM COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 11791639 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FOREST HILL FARMS LIMITED→ 07979329 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| FOREST WILD TREES LTD→ 15018993 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FREEMAN BROS LTD→ 08239154 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FROM SPRING HILL C.I.C.→ 08871353 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| FUZZ DOWN LIMITED→ 12098350 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| G WARREN & SONS LTD→ 12334240 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GALTEE MORE FARMING LIMITED→ 07612459 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| GAME FISH AFRICA LTD→ 16620195 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GANDALF GRAIN DRIERS LIMITED→ 02991106 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430
Registered office
Fernham Farm
Fernham
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7NX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MCAULIFFE, Kevin William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1999-10-26
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MCAULIFFE, Kevin William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Lindsay Maureen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-10-26 · resigned 2007-01-01
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-26 · resigned 1999-10-26
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Recent filings (63 total)
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2024-12-31
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2024-11-10
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2023-12-19
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2023-10-30
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2022-12-21
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2022-10-31
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2021-12-29
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2021-11-01
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2021-03-30
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2020-10-26
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2019-12-23
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2019-11-06
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2018-12-30