HARLEY FARMS (WILTS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06129059 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 4 | 500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
13
filings
- • 6 capital
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
14
filings
- • 6 capital
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-06-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-06-08📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-06-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-05-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-20➕HARLEY, Alexis Nicole appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-20➕HARLEY, Callum Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-03-20➖HARLEY, Alison resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-03➕HARLEY, Hamish appointeddirector
- 2018-08-20➖HARLEY, Allan Thomas resigneddirector
- 2017-12-01➕HARLEY, Ross Allan appointeddirector
- 2007-11-16➖HARLEY, Ross Allan resigneddirector
- 2007-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs HARLEY FARMS (WILTS) LIMITED
- 2007-02-27➕HARLEY, Alison appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-27➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-27➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-27➕HARLEY, Allan Thomas appointeddirector
- 2007-02-27➕HARLEY, Ross Allan appointeddirector
- 2007-02-27➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-27➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HARLEY, Callum Anthony (same surname) appointed 2023-03-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Callum Anthony Harley Individual · American · DOB 04/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/05/2026 |
Mr Hamish Harley Individual · American · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/05/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ross Allan Harleyceased 19/05/2026· 75-100% shares
- Mr Allan Thomas Harleyceased 11/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Unit 2 Greenways Business Park
Bellinger Close
Chippenham
SN15 1BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
HARLEY, Alexis Nicole→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARLEY, Callum Anthony→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-03-20
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HARLEY, Hamish→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2018-09-03
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HARLEY, Ross Allan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-12-01
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HARLEY, Alison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2023-03-20
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-27
HARLEY, Allan Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2018-08-20
HARLEY, Ross Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-11-16
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-27
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Recent filings (85 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-08
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-06-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-06-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30