IZOD FARMING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04919486 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-02

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 48). 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 22.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	1	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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-06-05
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2025-06-24
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2024-06-28
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accounts · AA
2023-06-28
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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accounts · AA
2020-04-16
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accounts · AA
2019-06-03
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accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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address · AD03
2018-09-26
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address · AD02
2018-05-17
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accounts · AA
2018-02-28
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mortgage · MR04
2018-02-28
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mortgage · MR04
2018-02-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-02-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-05-17
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accounts · AA
2016-06-01
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accounts · AA
2008-05-06
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LODDERS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-11-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2003-11-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2003-10-22
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-02
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Company incorporated
As IZOD FARMING LIMITED
2003-10-02
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IZOD, Jonathan appointed
director
2003-10-02
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-02
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LODDERS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-10-02
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L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-10-02
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L & A REGISTRARS 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "IZOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jonathan Izod Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-10-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Countrywide House

23 West Bar

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX16 9SA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

IZOD, Jonathan→

director · ~48y · appointed 2003-10-02

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Active

L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-22

Resigned

LODDERS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2008-05-06

Resigned

L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	27/11/2003	28/02/2018
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	27/11/2003	28/02/2018