4P AGRICULTURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07514681 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-02
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 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£39.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01460
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £39,047
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
Net Worth
£39k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £218.4k | £225.2k |
| Current assets | £48.6k | £48.4k |
| Cash | £3.8k | — |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £39.0k | £28.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-15➕YOUDAN MASON, Lawrence Hugo appointeddirector
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-08-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 4P AGRICULTURE LIMITED
- 2011-02-02➕MASON, James Robert Youdan appointeddirector
- 2011-02-02➕MASON, Sally Anne Youdan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lawrence Hugo Youdan Mason Individual · British · DOB 02/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/09/2025 |
Mr. James Robert Youdan Mason Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs. Sally Anne Youdan Mason Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01460 — SIC 01460
Registered office
6 George Street
Driffield
North Humberside
YO25 6RA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MASON, James Robert Youdan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-02-02
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MASON, Sally Anne Youdan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-02-02
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YOUDAN MASON, Lawrence Hugo→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/08/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02