G. COLLINS (FARMS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07036392 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-06
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 2025
Net worth
£3.76M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,755,950
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£282k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£3.8m
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£3.7m
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£859k£1.7m£2.6m£3.4m£4.3mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£4.08M£3.76M
Current assets£3.66M£4.29M
Cash£282.1k£1.09M
Debtors£2.09M£1.94M
Net assets£3.76M£3.45M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-16
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    COLLINS, Simon John Hitchman resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-12-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-06-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2024-05-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-03-23
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    COLLINS, Eleanor Caroline appointed
    director
  18. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-06-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-20
    ➖
    COLLINS, Miranda Elizabeth resigned
    director
  23. 2009-12-06
    ➕
    COLLINS, Timothy Walter Hitchman appointed
    director
  24. 2009-12-06
    ➕
    COLLINS, Miranda Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2009-12-06
    ➕
    COLLINS, Simon John Hitchman appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-06
    ➖
    SADLER, Malcolm David resigned
    director
  27. 2009-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G. COLLINS (FARMS) LIMITED
  28. 2009-10-06
    ➕
    SADLER, Malcolm David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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 "COLLINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Gcf Wiltshire Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Gcf Wiltshire Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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G. COLLINS (FARMS) LIMITED
This company · 07036392

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gcf Wiltshire Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/05/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Simon John Hitchman Collinsceased 30/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Richard John Bamfordceased 30/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest

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
Incorporated2009-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

3rd Floor 86 - 90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COLLINS, Eleanor Caroline→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Timothy Walter Hitchman→
director · ~38y · appointed 2009-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Miranda Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-12-06 · resigned 2019-04-20
Resigned
COLLINS, Simon John Hitchman→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-12-06 · resigned 2024-12-16
Resigned
SADLER, Malcolm David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-10-06 · resigned 2009-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-24
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-06-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28