A G FARMER LTD
🌳Matureactive
05199175 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-12-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-12-07➕FARMER, Peter Luke appointedsecretary
- 2021-12-07➕FARMER, Peter Luke appointeddirector
- 2021-12-07➖FARMER, Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-21➕FARMER, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-21➖HOLT, Joanne Frances resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-08-12➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-12➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-08-10➕FARMER, Andrew George appointeddirector
- 2004-08-10➕HOLT, Joanne Frances appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A G FARMER LTD
- 2004-08-06➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-06➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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 "FARMER" — 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FARMER, Peter Luke (same surname) appointed 2021-12-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
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 Peter Luke Farmer Individual · British · DOB 01/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/12/2021 |
Mr Andrew George Farmer Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
8 The Courtyard Goldsmith Way
Eliot Business Park
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV10 7RJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
FARMER, Peter Luke→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARMER, Andrew George→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-08-10
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FARMER, Peter Luke→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2021-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARMER, Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-21 · resigned 2021-12-07
HOLT, Joanne Frances→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2006-04-21
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-06 · resigned 2004-08-12
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-06 · resigned 2004-08-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/04/2005 | 08/12/2021 |
Recent filings (63 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-12-08