EVOLUTION FARMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07128069 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£3.78M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.4y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £1,263,551
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £3.78M |
| Gross profit | £1.29M |
| Operating profit | £-1.09M |
| Profit before tax | £-1.26M |
| Average employees | 4500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-04📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-01-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-01-27📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-17➖RAWSON, Thomas Gary resigneddirector
- 2024-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-02📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2024-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-30📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2024-04-29📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2024-04-29⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2024-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01➖RAWSON, Duncan Andrew resigneddirector
- 2021-09-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-08-12➕CROTTY, Thomas Patrick appointeddirector
- 2021-08-12➕DOBSON, James George appointeddirector
- 2021-08-12➕DOBSON, Matthew Samuel appointeddirector
- 2021-08-12➕RAWSON, Duncan Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-02-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2018-04-11➖HALL, Oliver Joseph William resigneddirector
- 2016-03-31➕CROTTY, Charlie appointeddirector
- 2010-02-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-01-20➕HALL, Oliver Joseph William appointeddirector
- 2010-01-20➖HILTON, Helen Claire resigneddirector
- 2010-01-20➕RAWSON, Thomas Gary appointeddirector
- 2010-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs EVOLUTION FARMING LIMITED
- 2010-01-18➕HILTON, Helen Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DOBSON, Matthew Samuel (same surname) appointed 2021-08-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 high · 1 low1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2024-04-29: legacy
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Patrick Crotty Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2023 |
Elaine Joan Crotty Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2023 |
Mr James George Dobson Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/08/2021 |
Mr Charles Crotty Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 25/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Elaine Joan Crottyceased 19/05/2023· 50-75% shares
- Mr Thomas Gary Rawsonceased 21/12/2023· 25-50% voting
- Mr Oliver Joseph William Hallceased 01/06/2018· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DOG DAYZZ LTD→ 16094136 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Dundeis (Uk) Ltd The Genesis Centre
Unit 18 Innovation Way
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 4BF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
CROTTY, Charlie→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-03-31
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CROTTY, Thomas Patrick→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2021-08-12
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DOBSON, James George→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-08-12
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DOBSON, Matthew Samuel→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-08-12
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HALL, Oliver Joseph William→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2018-04-11
HILTON, Helen Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-01-18 · resigned 2010-01-20
RAWSON, Duncan Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-12 · resigned 2022-12-01
RAWSON, Thomas Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2024-07-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/02/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/02/2010 | 28/09/2021 |
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Recent filings (120 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-03-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-27
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07