CLIFFE FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06457050 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-19

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 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.0y

75/100

ready

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

· Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-18	2023-12-18
Average employees	500	600

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-03-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-22
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CLIFFE, James Richard appointed
director
2023-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2022-07-26
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2022-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-12-19
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Company incorporated
As CLIFFE FARMS LIMITED
2007-12-19
➕
CLIFFE, Margaret Ellen appointed
secretary
2007-12-19
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CLIFFE, Geoffrey Thomas appointed
director
2007-12-19
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CLIFFE, Margaret Ellen appointed
director
2007-12-19
➕
CLIFFE, Richard appointed
director
2007-12-19
➕
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-12-19
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-12-19
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-12-19
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLIFFE" — 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CLIFFE, James Richard (same surname) appointed 2023-08-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Cliffe Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	10/12/2016

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

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7 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

Incorporated2007-12-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

C/O 16 St Owen Street

Hereford

HR1 2PL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last made up to: 2024-12-18

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-05

Last: 2026-06-21

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

CLIFFE, Margaret Ellen→

secretary · appointed 2007-12-19

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Active

CLIFFE, Geoffrey Thomas→

director · ~91y · appointed 2007-12-19

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Active

CLIFFE, James Richard→

director · ~32y · appointed 2023-08-22

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Active

CLIFFE, Margaret Ellen→

director · ~89y · appointed 2007-12-19

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Active

CLIFFE, Richard→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-12-19

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2007-12-19

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2007-12-19

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/09/2022	—
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	21/07/2022	—

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-06

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-10-11

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-07-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-20