A. MOOR & SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06532891 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£263.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 16.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £263,629
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£264k
↑ 130% YoY
Current Assets
£543k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £899.2k | £566.1k |
| Current assets | £542.8k | £404.8k |
| Debtors | £345.3k | £320.2k |
| Net assets | £263.6k | £114.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2025-09-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-02-14➕MOOR, Alexander Frederick appointeddirector
- 2025-02-14➕MOOR, Harry Edward appointeddirector
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-02-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs A. MOOR & SONS LIMITED
- 2008-03-12➕MOOR, Rachel appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-12➕MOOR, Ian William Hardy appointeddirector
- 2008-03-12➕MOOR, Rachel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MOOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian William Hardy Moor Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Rachel Moor Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2008-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Springwell Barn Beck Street
Digby
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 3NE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MOOR, Alexander Frederick→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-02-14
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MOOR, Harry Edward→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-02-14
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MOOR, Ian William Hardy→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-12
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MOOR, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-03-12
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 16/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/02/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/07/2009 | 31/05/2012 |
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13