ABBOTSLEY FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06470409 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-11
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees500500

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
6
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-04-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-04-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2026-04-15
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2026-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-07-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-07-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  9. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-21
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    TOPHAM, Michael Raymond resigned
    director
  19. 2020-12-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-12-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-12-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2015-09-16
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    SANTRY, Louise Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2015-09-16
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Samuel Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2015-02-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2015-02-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: R H Topham & Sons Limited
  26. 2015-02-13
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Janice Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2009-11-01
    ➖
    SAYER, John Richard Nicholson resigned
    director
  28. 2008-05-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2008-05-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2008-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBOTSLEY FARMS LIMITED
  31. 2008-01-11
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Janice appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-01-11
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-01-11
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2008-01-11
    ➕
    SAYER, John Richard Nicholson appointed
    director
  35. 2008-01-11
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Michael Raymond appointed
    director
  36. 2008-01-11
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2008-01-11
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Peter Topham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest21/12/2020
Mrs Louise Margaret Santry
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Janice Mary Tophamceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael Raymond Tophamceased 21/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Caldecote Manor Farm
Abbotsley
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 6XQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

TOPHAM, Janice→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANTRY, Louise Margaret→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOPHAM, Janice Mary→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOPHAM, Samuel Peter→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2008-01-11
Resigned
SAYER, John Richard Nicholson→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
TOPHAM, Michael Raymond→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2020-12-21
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2008-01-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/07/2025—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/02/2015—
outstanding
R H Topham & Sons
R H Topham & Sons Limited
A registered charge1 property24/02/2015—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property21/05/2008—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/05/2008—
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Recent filings (89 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12