BANK FARM ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05850267 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-19
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 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 £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-30➖LEATHER, Helen Tracey resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BANK FARM ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2006-06-19➕LEATHER, Andrew Stuart appointeddirector
- 2006-06-19➕LEATHER, Helen Tracey appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Stuart Leather Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & J HINKSFORD LTD→ 11059144 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A P TRAINING LTD→ 14841956 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A.C.K. CONTRACTING→ 04603656 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ABBISS FARMING LIMITED→ 16783862 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANGLO AFRICAN RENEWABLES LTD→ 15798470 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANGLO-AFRICAN CARBON SEQUESTRATION LTD→ 15796868 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BARKS AND TRAILS LIMITED→ 16812264 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRINDLEY FARMS LIMITED→ 01271338 · est 1976 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| C.N.WADLOW LIMITED→ 00630828 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| CAMPYLITE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 10300124 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CHASE55 LIMITED→ 16185872 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHATMORE FARM LTD→ 16504366 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430
Registered office
Bank Cottage, Billingsley
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 6PF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LEATHER, Andrew Stuart→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEATHER, Helen Tracey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-19 · resigned 2026-05-30
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-28