C.A. STRAWSON & SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04290726 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.62M
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
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 23.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
69 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,618,079
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£201k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.63M | £1.63M |
| Current assets | £200.6k | — |
| Debtors | £50.0k | £138.7k |
| Net assets | £1.62M | £1.61M |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-01➕MCGRATH, Karen Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-01➕STRAWSON, George Henry appointeddirector
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-07-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-10-20➕STRAWSON, Charles Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-20➕STRAWSON, Charles Anthony appointeddirector
- 2001-10-20➕STRAWSON, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2001-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs C.A. STRAWSON & SON LIMITED
- 2001-09-20➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-09-20➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-09-20➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-09-20➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STRAWSON" — 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 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STRAWSON, George Henry (same surname) appointed 2025-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Michael Roberts Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/12/2025 |
Mr Robert Mark Strawson Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 20/09/2021 |
Mrs Jennifer Ruth Strawson Individual · British · DOB 07/1939 · age 87 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 20/09/2021 |
Mrs Karen Jane Mcgarth Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 20/09/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Philip John Strawsonceased 20/09/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Featherstone House Farm
Bilsthorpe
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG22 8RD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
STRAWSON, Charles Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-10-20
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MCGRATH, Karen Jane→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-04-01
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STRAWSON, Charles Anthony→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2001-10-20
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STRAWSON, George Henry→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-01-01
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STRAWSON, Philip John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-10-20
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2001-09-20
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2001-09-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/04/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/07/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27