F. A. YOUNG FARM PRODUCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06157289 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-13
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£437.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10320
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10390SIC 10390
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £437,380
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£437k
Current Assets
£126k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £458.9k | — |
| Current assets | £126.5k | — |
| Net assets | £437.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 900 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-24➖YOUNG, Nicola Hester resigneddirector
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05➕YOUNG, Nicola Hester appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➖YOUNG, Priscilla Elaine resigneddirector
- 2020-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-19➕DAVIES, Melanie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2015-11-19➖YOUNG, Mary Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2015-11-19➖YOUNG, Mary Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2007-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs F. A. YOUNG FARM PRODUCE LIMITED
- 2007-03-13➕BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-13➖BHARDWAJ, Ashok resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-13➕YOUNG, Mary Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-13➕YOUNG, Mary Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2007-03-13➕YOUNG, Priscilla Elaine appointeddirector
- 2007-03-13➕BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-03-13➖BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Priscilla Elaine Young Individual · British · DOB 02/1940 · age 86 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Austin Edward Davisceased 13/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Melanie Elizabeth Daviesceased 13/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Miss Mary Elizabeth Youngceased 15/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSTON VINEYARD ESTATE LIMITED→ 09491091 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CROWN PET FOODS LIMITED→ 02744493 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| CV DISTILLERY LTD→ 14238174 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DEVON GARDEN FOODS LIMITED→ 11160344 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DOLORGAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 05662750 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| DORSET SAUCE COMPANY LTD→ 13332134 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| DUTCHBOY WAFFLES LTD→ 13296279 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ELECTRIC BEAR BREWING COMPANY LTD→ 08845807 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ELEMENTS FOR LIFE LTD→ 11933789 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ENTERPRISES AURIC A.G. LIMITED→ 12807974 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| EVOLVED BRANDS LIMITED→ 10097954 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10320 — SIC 10320
Registered office
Hayeswood Farm Hayeswood Road
Timsbury
Bath
BA2 0FQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
DAVIES, Melanie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2007-03-13
YOUNG, Mary Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2015-11-19
YOUNG, Mary Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2015-11-19
YOUNG, Nicola Hester→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-08-05 · resigned 2025-03-24
YOUNG, Priscilla Elaine→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2020-08-05
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2007-03-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-17