FROBURY FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05300758 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 03120SIC 03120
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.9y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,066,178
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£213k£426k£640k£853k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.31M£1.30M
Current assets£6.3k£11.3k
Cash£2.0k£8.3k
Debtors£3.8k£2.6k
Net assets£1.07M£1.05M

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
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  6. 2021-04-01
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  7. 2020-01-21
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  8. 2020-01-21
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  9. 2019-12-23
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  10. 2019-08-20
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  11. 2019-08-20
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  12. 2018-12-30
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  13. 2017-09-27
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  14. 2017-03-31
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  15. 2016-01-17
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  17. 2015-02-28
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  18. 2013-09-11
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    OLDRING, Sheila Joan resigned
    director
  19. 2009-05-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2005-09-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2005-06-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2005-06-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2005-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2005-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2004-12-02
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  26. 2004-12-02
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  27. 2004-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As FROBURY FARM LIMITED
  28. 2004-11-30
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    KAXE, Garry appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-11-30
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    OLDRING, Paul Frederick appointed
    director
  30. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-11-30
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    OLDRING, Sheila Joan appointed
    director
  32. 2004-11-30
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 low
6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Frederick Oldring
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Orwell House
50 High Street
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KAXE, Garry→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-30
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Active
OLDRING, Paul Frederick→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-11-30
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Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2004-12-02
Resigned
OLDRING, Sheila Joan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2013-09-11
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2004-12-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
6
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/08/201921/01/2020
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/05/2009—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/09/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/06/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/06/2005—
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Recent filings (64 total)

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2026-03-09
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2025-12-31
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2025-01-27
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2024-12-31
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2024-02-19
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2023-12-30
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2023-02-24
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2022-12-31
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2022-02-22
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2021-12-31
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2021-06-03
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2021-04-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
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mortgage · MR04
2020-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23