ALLEN (HANFORD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04018781 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-21

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£12.07M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,069,971

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

Net Worth

£12m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£3.5m

↓ 4.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£16.02M	£16.09M
Current assets	£3.54M	£3.69M
Cash	£57.2k	—
Debtors	£753.7k	£543.0k
Net assets	£12.07M	£12.05M

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 (36 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-06-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-08-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-17
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-06-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-10
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HAWSON, Charlotte Jane appointed
director
2021-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-17
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2021-04-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-04-01
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ALLEN, Edward William appointed
director
2014-03-28
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ALLEN, Anthony Richard resigned
director
2013-06-19
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2007-08-21
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ALLEN, Thomas Charles appointed
director
2007-08-21
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STRAINGE, Michael Montague appointed
director
2006-10-03
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2006-10-03
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2000-07-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Amc Bank Limited
2000-07-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Amc Bank Limited
2000-07-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Amc Bank Limited
2000-06-21
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Company incorporated
As ALLEN (HANFORD) LIMITED
2000-06-21
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ALLEN, Geoffrey William appointed
secretary
2000-06-21
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ALLEN, Charles Thomas appointed
director
2000-06-21
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ALLEN, Geoffrey William appointed
director
2000-06-21
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ALLEN, Anthony Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

7 live charges

low

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-06-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Carrimers Farm Office Carrimers Farm

Aston Tirrold

Didcot

Oxfordshire

OX11 9DP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-05

Last: 2025-06-21