G & C J SEPHTON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07095671 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£154.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £154,108
Cash YoY
+125%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£91k
↑ 125% YoY
Net Worth
£154k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£586k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £154.1k | £138.8k |
| Current assets | £585.6k | £637.9k |
| Cash | £90.8k | £40.3k |
| Debtors | £466.9k | £565.1k |
| Net assets | £154.1k | £91.0k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23➕SEPHTON, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2025-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06➕SEPHTON, Frances appointeddirector
- 2016-04-06➖SEPHTON, Frances resigneddirector
- 2009-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs G & C J SEPHTON LIMITED
- 2009-12-04➕SEPHTON, Colin John appointeddirector
- 2009-12-04➕SEPHTON, Frances appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SEPHTON" — 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.
- +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
33/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SEPHTON, Stephen John (same surname) appointed 2025-12-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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 Colin John Sephton Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Frances Sephton Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Frances Sephtonceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities
Registered office
White House Farm
Bescar Lane, Scarisbrick
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L40 9QN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SEPHTON, Colin John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2009-12-04
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SEPHTON, Frances→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2016-04-06
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SEPHTON, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-12-23
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SEPHTON, Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2009-12-04 · resigned 2016-04-06
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Recent filings (39 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30