LONG LANE FARM IOW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04644701 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-22
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£16.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 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
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,060

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£26kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£16.7k£16.4k
Current assets£24.2k£26.5k
Net assets£16.1k£14.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-22
    ➕
    HORTON, Theresa Frances Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-22
    ➕
    LAKING, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2016-01-22
    ➕
    LAKING, John Philip appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-22
    ➖
    LAKING, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-01-22
    ➖
    LAKING, Norman Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2003-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As LONG LANE FARM IOW LIMITED
  22. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    LAKING, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-01-22
    ➖
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    LAKING, Norman Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-01-22
    ➖
    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Frances Teresa Mary Horton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
—25–50%25-50% voting03/03/2023
Ms Anne Elizabeth Laking
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250

Registered office

111a Station Road Station Road
West Wickham
BR4 0PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HORTON, Theresa Frances Mary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKING, Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKING, John Philip→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKING, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2016-01-22
Resigned
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned
LAKING, Norman Robert→
director · ~94y · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2016-01-22
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-18