GRG FARMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04479068 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£114.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
64 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £114,115

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
Net Worth
£114k
Current Assets
£158k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£63k£95k£126k£158kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£138.6k—
Current assets£157.6k—
Cash£6.3k—
Debtors£151.3k—
Net assets£114.1k—
Average employees—100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-29
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-07-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-03-01
    ➖
    GREEN, Heather Lewis resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-03-01
    ➖
    GREEN, Heather Lewis resigned
    director
  13. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-07-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-06-21
    ➖
    DORE, Julie Francis resigned
    director
  19. 2002-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRG FARMS LTD
  20. 2002-07-05
    ➕
    GREEN, Jeremy Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2002-07-05
    ➕
    GREEN, Heather Lewis appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-07-05
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-07-05
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-05
    ➕
    DORE, Julie Francis appointed
    director
  25. 2002-07-05
    ➕
    GREEN, Heather Lewis appointed
    director
  26. 2002-07-05
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-07-05
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeremy Thomas Green
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Greenacre Farm Broomfield
Yatton Keynell
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 7JY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

GREEN, Jeremy Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Heather Lewis→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-05 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-05 · resigned 2002-07-05
Resigned
DORE, Julie Francis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-05 · resigned 2013-06-21
Resigned
GREEN, Heather Lewis→
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-07-05 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-05 · resigned 2002-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-29