FLINDERS FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04821674 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-04
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
78 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.

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

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-01-18
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    GROVES, John Charles resigned
    director
  5. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-25
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    LOW, Wayne Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2018-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-08
    ➖
    BELL, Neil resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-05-15
    ➖
    WIESENER, Richard Frederick resigned
    director
  21. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    CORRIGAN, Laurence Patrick appointed
    director
  22. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    BELL, Neil appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-12-01
    ➖
    ARLINGTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    GROVES, John Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    LOW, Wayne Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2006-12-01
    ➖
    MATHIAS, Rebecca resigned
    director
  27. 2004-11-05
    ➖
    LOW, Wayne Paul resigned
    director
  28. 2003-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As FLINDERS FARM LIMITED
  29. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    ARLINGTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-07-04
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    LOW, Wayne Paul appointed
    director
  33. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    MATHIAS, Rebecca appointed
    director
  34. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    WIESENER, Richard Frederick appointed
    director
  35. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-07-04
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Laurence Patrick Corrigan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Suite 1 Priory House
Saxon Way
Hessle
East Yorkshire
HU13 9PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-18
Last: 2026-07-04

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

CORRIGAN, Laurence Patrick→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2017-06-08
Resigned
ARLINGTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2003-07-04
Resigned
GROVES, John Charles→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned
LOW, Wayne Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2018-07-25
Resigned
LOW, Wayne Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2004-11-05
Resigned
MATHIAS, Rebecca→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
WIESENER, Richard Frederick→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2009-05-15
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2003-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-18