CORNWALL FARM MACHINERY LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | — | £225.3k |
| Net assets | — | £-143.0k |
| Average employees | 26 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2011-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CORNWALL FARM MACHINERY LIMITED
- 2010-11-18➕RICHARDS, John William George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John William George Richards Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/07/2011 | — |