C & I WADE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06609928 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-03

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.1y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31

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 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-07-07
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accounts · AA
2025-07-22
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accounts · AA
2024-08-16
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-08-06
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accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-07-19
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accounts · AA
2019-07-02
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mortgage · MR01
2019-06-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2018-11-14
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accounts · AA
2017-09-21
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accounts · AA
2017-06-13
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officers · TM02
2016-09-29
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WADE, Joan Mary resigned
secretary
2016-09-13
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accounts · AA
2016-07-13
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mortgage · MR01
2016-07-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-06-03
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2016-05-26
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-01-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-01-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2015-05-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2008-06-03
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Company incorporated
As C & I WADE LIMITED
2008-06-03
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WADE, Ian Clive appointed
director
2008-06-03
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WADE, Joan Mary appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WADE" — 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

6 live charges

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Clive Wade Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	03/06/2017

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

Incorporated2008-06-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

North Mount Farm East

Pinfold Lane

Bridlington

East Yorkshire

YO16 5XU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-02

Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WADE, Ian Clive→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-06-03

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Active

WADE, Joan Mary→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2016-09-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/06/2019	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/07/2016	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	26/05/2016	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/01/2016	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/01/2016	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	18/05/2015	—

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