FLEETS FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07735920 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-10
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 14.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£578.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £578,727

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£579k
Current Assets
£1.0m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£949.6k
Current assets£1.02M
Debtors£338.1k
Net assets£578.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-06-01
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    SMITH, Paul Jonathon appointed
    director
  11. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-08-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2011-09-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2011-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As FLEETS FARMS LIMITED
  21. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Alan Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Gillian appointed
    director
  23. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Ian Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Martin Smith
Individual · English · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Smith
Individual · English · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Eva Lett House
1 South Crescent
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 1SN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Alan Martin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-08-10
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Active
SMITH, Gillian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-08-10
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Active
SMITH, Ian Martin→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-08-10
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Active
SMITH, Paul Jonathon→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-06-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/08/2015—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/09/2011—
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-17