CRANFORD BLOODSTOCK LTD

💤Zombieactive
06003532 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£640.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
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 (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
55 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £640,619
Cash YoY
+1120%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£362k
↑ 1120% YoY
Net Worth
£641k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£667k
↑ 155% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£133k£267k£400k£534k£667kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£646.6k£371.5k
Current assets£667.1k£261.9k
Cash£361.7k£29.6k
Debtors£204.6k£71.5k
Net assets£640.6k£366.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-14
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  3. 2024-12-04
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    capital · SH01
  4. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-18
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  6. 2022-01-30
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  7. 2022-01-27
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-12
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-30
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  10. 2019-01-31
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  11. 2018-01-31
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  12. 2017-01-30
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  13. 2016-01-29
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  14. 2015-12-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2010-05-12
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    MILLS, Rebecca Victoria appointed
    secretary
  16. 2010-04-18
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    BLAKE THOMAS, David Alan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-01-16
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    MILLS, Jonathan Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2007-01-16
    ➕
    BLAKE THOMAS, David Alan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-21
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  20. 2006-11-21
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2006-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CRANFORD BLOODSTOCK LTD
  22. 2006-11-20
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-11-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 19 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 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Edward Mills
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

135 High Street
Great Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MILLS, Rebecca Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLS, Jonathan Edward→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKE THOMAS, David Alan→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2010-04-18
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2006-11-21
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2006-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
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capital · SH01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24