ANNS HILL FARM
🌳Matureactive
06813501 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2009-02-09
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 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01420SIC 01420
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 16.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 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: medium (55/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-04📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-18➖STEEL, Elizabeth Mary resigneddirector
- 2019-02-18➖STEEL, William Henry resigneddirector
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-08📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2015-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-11-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ANNS HILL FARM
- 2009-02-09➕STEEL, Vanessa Louise appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-09➕STEEL, James Browell appointeddirector
- 2009-02-09➕STEEL, Vanessa Louise appointeddirector
- 2009-02-09➕ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointeddirector
- 2009-02-09➖ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigneddirector
- 2009-02-09➕STEEL, Elizabeth Mary appointeddirector
- 2009-02-09➕STEEL, William Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
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 James Browell Steel Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Vanessa Louise Steel Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr William Henry Steelceased 18/02/2019· significant influence
- Mrs Elizabeth Mary Steelceased 18/02/2019· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2009-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Anns Hill
Bridekirk
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 0NY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
STEEL, Vanessa Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-02-09
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STEEL, James Browell→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-02-09
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STEEL, Vanessa Louise→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-02-09
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ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2009-02-09
STEEL, Elizabeth Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2019-02-18
STEEL, William Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2019-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/11/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-03-01