CARR FARMERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04128490 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-20
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 91). 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

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.8y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
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
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees800800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2025-03-31
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2024-09-20
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  4. 2023-09-14
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  5. 2022-09-28
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  6. 2021-09-03
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  7. 2020-09-16
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  8. 2019-09-13
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  9. 2018-09-26
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  10. 2017-09-19
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  11. 2017-06-27
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2017-06-23
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  13. 2017-05-20
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  14. 2017-05-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2017-05-03
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  16. 2017-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2017-04-20
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  18. 2017-04-20
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  19. 2017-04-20
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  20. 2017-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #5
  21. 2017-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2017-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2013-08-28
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2013-05-02
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2007-12-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2007-12-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2007-02-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  28. 2002-01-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2001-09-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2001-04-30
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    CARR, Leslie Davidson appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-04-30
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    CARR, Leslie Davidson appointed
    director
  32. 2001-04-30
    ➕
    CARR, Stuart William appointed
    director
  33. 2001-04-30
    ➖
    WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-04-30
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    WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2000-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CARR FARMERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  36. 2000-12-20
    ➕
    WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2000-12-20
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    WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "CARR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Carr Farmers Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Carr Farmers Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CARR FARMERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 04128490

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carr Farmers Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Poplar Farm
Chelveston
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN9 6AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CARR, Leslie Davidson→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-30
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Active
CARR, Leslie Davidson→
director · ~91y · appointed 2001-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Stuart William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-20 · resigned 2001-04-30
Resigned
WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-20 · resigned 2001-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge2 properties23/06/2017—
part-satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/08/2013—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/05/2013—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property17/12/200720/04/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property17/12/200720/04/2017
satisfied
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
Legal charge1 property14/02/200703/05/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property02/01/200220/04/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/09/200120/05/2017
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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-13