CLARKE FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06146222 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£992.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £992,239
Net assets shrinking
Down £54,126 YoY
Cash YoY
+153%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£56k
↑ 153% YoY
Net Worth
£992k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£472k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£209k£419k£628k£837k£1.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.81M£1.75M
Current assets£472.1k£503.2k
Cash£56.3k£22.2k
Debtors£79.9k£103.3k
Net assets£992.2k£1.05M

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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  2. 2025-03-11
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-03-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
  4. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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  6. 2022-12-13
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  7. 2022-10-19
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-10-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  9. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-23
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2021-04-12
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    address · AD02
  12. 2021-04-09
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  13. 2021-04-09
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  14. 2021-04-09
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  15. 2020-12-18
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  16. 2020-09-08
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  17. 2020-09-08
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-03-10
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    CLARKE, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-03-10
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    CLARKE, Margaret resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-07-19
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-11-15
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    CLARKE, Norman Aldred resigned
    director
  23. 2017-12-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2017-04-01
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    CLARKE, Zoe appointed
    secretary
  25. 2017-04-01
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    CLARKE, Zoe appointed
    director
  26. 2016-11-11
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    CLARKE, Richard John resigned
    director
  27. 2007-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CLARKE FARMS LIMITED
  28. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    CLARKE, Gary Stephen appointed
    director
  29. 2007-03-08
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    CLARKE, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2007-03-08
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    CLARKE, Margaret appointed
    director
  33. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    CLARKE, Norman Aldred appointed
    director
  34. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    CLARKE, Richard John appointed
    director
  35. 2007-03-08
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2007-03-08
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLARKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Zoe Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Gary Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Hunters Hill Farm Lambley Road
Lowdham
Nottingham
NG14 7DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CLARKE, Zoe→
secretary · appointed 2017-04-01
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Active
CLARKE, Gary Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-03-08
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Active
CLARKE, Zoe→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-01
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Active
CLARKE, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2007-03-08
Resigned
CLARKE, Margaret→
director · ~87y · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned
CLARKE, Norman Aldred→
director · ~92y · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2018-11-15
Resigned
CLARKE, Richard John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2016-11-11
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2007-03-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Oxbury Bank
Oxbury Bank PLC
A registered charge—10/03/2025—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property14/10/2022—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/12/2017—
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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-04-12