WARREN FARM SHOWS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05970943 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-18
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£9.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 1 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,930

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£16kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.9k£10.9k
Current assets£15.8k£16.5k
Net assets£9.9k£9.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-06
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  3. 2023-11-10
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  4. 2022-12-21
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  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-04-22
    MILLS, Rebecca Louise resigned
    director
  9. 2020-03-18
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    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2020-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-03
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  12. 2019-01-16
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  13. 2018-12-05
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  14. 2017-12-14
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  15. 2017-11-28
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-08-01
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    address · AD01
  17. 2016-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-03-27
    GREENWOOD, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2006-12-06
    MILLS, Rebecca Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2006-10-31
    GREENWOOD, Sally Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-10-31
    GREENWOOD, Wallace James appointed
    director
  22. 2006-10-31
    TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-10-31
    GREENWOOD, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-31
    TAYLOR, David Alan resigned
    director
  25. 2006-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As WARREN FARM SHOWS LIMITED
  26. 2006-10-18
    TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-10-18
    TAYLOR, David Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rebecca Louise Greenwood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
2550%
25-50% shares18/10/2016
Mr Wallace James Greenwood
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares18/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

C/O Holden Associates
V12, Merlin Park, Ringtail Road
Burscough
Lancashire
L40 8JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GREENWOOD, Sally Ann
secretary · appointed 2006-10-31
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Active
GREENWOOD, Wallace James
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-10-31
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Active
TAYLOR, Ann Jaqueline
secretary · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Sally Ann
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2007-03-27
Resigned
MILLS, Rebecca Louise
director · ~43y · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2020-04-22
Resigned
TAYLOR, David Alan
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
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accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-17