FARM XS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
06130548 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Edward Swales
  5. 2024-02-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-18
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-20
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-09-07
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-09-07
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-09-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2022-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2022-09-06
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2022-09-06
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  20. 2022-09-06
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  21. 2022-09-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-09-01
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    COLFER, Alexis Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2022-09-01
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    CLUTTON, John Russell appointed
    director
  24. 2022-09-01
    ➕
    SWALES, Edward Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2022-09-01
    ➖
    WEBB, Mark Arthur Rogerson resigned
    secretary
  26. 2022-09-01
    ➕
    MERCER, Nicholas George appointed
    director
  27. 2022-09-01
    ➖
    MERCER, Nicholas George resigned
    director
  28. 2022-09-01
    ➖
    PATON, George Thomas resigned
    director
  29. 2022-09-01
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    WEBB, Mark Arthur Rogerson resigned
    director
  30. 2022-08-31
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  31. 2014-06-30
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    HICKS, Robert Henry resigned
    director
  32. 2013-10-02
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    RIMMER, Rosalind Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  33. 2013-10-01
    ➕
    WEBB, Mark Arthur Rogerson appointed
    secretary
  34. 2013-10-01
    ➕
    PATON, George Thomas appointed
    director
  35. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    RIMMER, Anthony John resigned
    director
  36. 2007-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As FARM XS LTD.
  37. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    RIMMER, Rosalind Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    HICKS, Robert Henry appointed
    director
  39. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    RIMMER, Anthony John appointed
    director
  40. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    WEBB, Mark Arthur Rogerson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Grassroots Recycling Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Grassroots Recycling Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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FARM XS LTD.
This company · 06130548

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Grassroots Recycling Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Arthur Rogerson Webbceased 01/09/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr George Thomas Patonceased 01/09/2022· 25-50% shares

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

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6 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
Incorporated2007-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

The Old Dairy North Farm
Norton Bavant
Warminster
BA12 0EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

COLFER, Alexis Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLUTTON, John Russell→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWALES, Edward Michael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIMMER, Rosalind Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2013-10-02
Resigned
WEBB, Mark Arthur Rogerson→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
HICKS, Robert Henry→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
MERCER, Nicholas George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
PATON, George Thomas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
RIMMER, Anthony John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
WEBB, Mark Arthur Rogerson→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Edward Swales
A registered charge1 property18/09/2024—
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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-07