EDWARD DOHERTY & SONS FARMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06690105 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-05
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 17.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£167.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
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 £167,869
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,536 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£168k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £197.0k | £193.3k |
| Current assets | £143.5k | £127.9k |
| Net assets | £167.9k | £176.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2020-12-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-29➕DOHERTY, Edward Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-29➖PRENDERGAST, Martina resignedsecretary
- 2013-12-01➕DOHERTY, Edward Joseph appointeddirector
- 2009-02-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-01-05➕PRENDERGAST, Martina appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs EDWARD DOHERTY & SONS FARMING LIMITED
- 2008-09-05➕DOHERTY, Edward Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DOHERTY" — 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Joseph Doherty Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CLEARWATER STUD LIMITED→ 11463230 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CROFTS & FINDLAY (FARMERS) LTD→ 12747910 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CROPCROP LIMITED→ 16137645 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| DRAGONSTAR PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED→ 17006840 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRAYTON SHEEP FARMING LIMITED→ 13231843 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| E.W.G.BRADDICK LIMITED→ 00618018 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Unit 6, Woodside Farm Clophill Road
Maulden
Bedford
MK45 2AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DOHERTY, Edward Joseph→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-09-29
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DOHERTY, Edward Joseph→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-12-01
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DOHERTY, Edward Joseph→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2008-09-05
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PRENDERGAST, Martina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-01-05 · resigned 2014-09-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/02/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17