CAMBS FARMS GROWERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05614989 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09➖THOMPSON, David resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-01➖SHROPSHIRE, John Bourne resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01➖THOMPSON, David resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-01➕GREEN, James Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➖SARGEANT, Peter Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2014-12-01➕SHROPSHIRE, Charles John appointeddirector
- 2007-11-06➖RAYNS, Philip David resigneddirector
- 2007-04-08➕SARGEANT, Peter Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2006-01-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-11-26➕RAYNS, Philip David appointeddirector
- 2005-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMBS FARMS GROWERS LIMITED
- 2005-11-07➕THOMPSON, David appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-07➕SHROPSHIRE, John Bourne appointeddirector
- 2005-11-07➕THOMPSON, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30
Group structure
Cjs Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cjs Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CAMBS FARMS GROWERS LIMITED
This company · 05614989
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cjs Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 04/11/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Jb Shropshire & Sons Ltdceased 04/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Hainey Farm, Barway
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5TZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-04
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GREEN, James Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-03-01
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SHROPSHIRE, Charles John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-12-01
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THOMPSON, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2026-04-09
RAYNS, Philip David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-11-26 · resigned 2007-11-06
SARGEANT, Peter Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-04-08 · resigned 2015-01-01
SHROPSHIRE, John Bourne→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2025-04-01
THOMPSON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2025-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/01/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07