CAMPERDOWN FARM DAIRY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06037063 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-22
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (76/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-06-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2016-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-04-20
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    HALL, Mark Jason resigned
    director
  18. 2006-12-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMPERDOWN FARM DAIRY LIMITED
  19. 2006-12-22
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    EVERETT, Nigel Henry appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-12-22
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    EVERETT, Nigel Henry appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-22
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-12-22
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-12-22
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    HALL, Mark Jason appointed
    director
  24. 2006-12-22
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2006-12-22
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 19 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 Nigel Henry Everett
Individual · English · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Camperdown Farm
Cherington
Shipston On Stour
Warwickshire
CV36 5HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

EVERETT, Nigel Henry→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-22
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Active
EVERETT, Nigel Henry→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-22 · resigned 2006-12-22
Resigned
HALL, Mark Jason→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-12-22 · resigned 2007-04-20
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-22 · resigned 2006-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-09