AMI FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04085294 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-06
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 25.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.4 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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-03📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-04📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2023-06-01📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-04➖THOMSON, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2020-12-04➖URMSTON, Philip resigneddirector
- 2020-11-09➕NICHOLAS, Edward Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2020-11-09➕HARVEY, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-11-09➖WARBURTON, Lee Marcus resignedsecretary
- 2020-11-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-11-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27➕NEW QUADRANT TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-07-27➖THOMSON, Christopher John resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-27➕WARBURTON, Lee Marcus appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-23➖RILEY, Jeffrey Holmes resigneddirector
- 2019-03-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-04-02➕URMSTON, Philip appointeddirector
- 2005-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2005-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2001-02-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Amc Bank Limited
- 2000-10-16➖HARNELL, Karen Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2000-10-16➕RILEY, Jeffrey Holmes appointeddirector
- 2000-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AMI FARMS LIMITED
- 2000-10-06➕THOMSON, Christopher John appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-06➕HARNELL, Karen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2000-10-06➕THOMSON, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
New Quadrant Trust Corporation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
New Quadrant Trust Corporation Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AMI FARMS LIMITED
This company · 04085294
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
New Quadrant Trust Corporation Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 23/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mark Brown Discretionary Trustceased 23/09/2025· 75-100% shares · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
43 Castle Street Northwich
Castle Street
Northwich
CW8 1EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
NICHOLAS, Edward Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARVEY, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEW QUADRANT TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2020-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMSON, Christopher John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2020-07-27
WARBURTON, Lee Marcus→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-07-27 · resigned 2020-11-09
HARNELL, Karen Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2000-10-16
RILEY, Jeffrey Holmes→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2000-10-16 · resigned 2019-09-23
THOMSON, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2020-12-04
URMSTON, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2020-12-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 04/03/2005 | 11/03/2019 | |
| satisfied | Amc Bank Amc Bank Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/02/2001 | 19/02/2005 |
Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-03
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-04
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-09-19
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23