DAWSON FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05032764 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-03
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.11M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01610Support activities for crop production
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,109,727
Net assets shrinking
Down £107,853 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£386k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.94M | £5.32M |
| Current assets | £1.75M | £2.19M |
| Cash | £386.4k | £1.31M |
| Debtors | £459.7k | £594.4k |
| Net assets | £2.11M | £2.22M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-01➕DAWSON, Kate Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2004-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs DAWSON FARMS LIMITED
- 2004-02-03➕DAWSON, Kate Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-03➕DAWSON, Steven Roger appointeddirector
- 2004-02-03➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-03➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-03➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-03➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAWSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Roger Dawson Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kate Elizabeth Dawson Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 03/02/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Barbara Edith Dawsonceased 01/06/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Thornhill Farm, Blackhorse Lane
Swainby
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 3ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
DAWSON, Kate Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-02-03
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DAWSON, Kate Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-06-01
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DAWSON, Steven Roger→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-02-03
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-03 · resigned 2004-02-03
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-03 · resigned 2004-02-03
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Recent filings (66 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21