BEWDLEY FARM SHOP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06076482 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-31

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47210Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	9	1000

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2024-12-20
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2023-12-21
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2022-12-16
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2021-12-21
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2021-03-15
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accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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2020-09-04
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2020-09-04
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2020-09-02
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2020-09-02
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officers · CH01
2020-08-24
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address · AD01
2019-12-20
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accounts · AA
2019-01-29
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2019-01-29
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2018-12-11
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accounts · AA
2018-01-30
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2008-06-01
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OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-06-01
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OAKLEY COMPANY FORMATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-02-01
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THOMPSON, Samantha appointed
secretary
2008-02-01
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THOMPSON, Antony appointed
director
2007-01-31
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Company incorporated
As BEWDLEY FARM SHOP LIMITED
2007-01-31
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OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-01-31
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OAKLEY COMPANY FORMATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-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 18 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 18 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Antony Thompson Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	30/01/2017
Mrs Samantha Thompson Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/01/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Samantha Thompsonceased 30/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Antony Thompsonceased 30/01/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2007-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

54b Cot Lane

Wordsley

West Midlands

DY8 5PR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-09

Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THOMPSON, Samantha→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-01

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Active

THOMPSON, Antony→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-02-01

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Active

OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2008-06-01

Resigned

OAKLEY COMPANY FORMATION SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2008-06-01

Resigned

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