ANDREW JOHNSON FARRIER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07765787 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-05-20
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  3. 2024-01-23
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  4. 2023-06-28
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  5. 2022-06-15
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  6. 2021-05-05
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  7. 2020-06-09
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  8. 2019-06-06
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  9. 2018-06-27
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  10. 2017-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-07
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  13. 2015-06-29
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  14. 2014-09-08
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  15. 2014-06-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW JOHNSON FARRIER LIMITED
  17. 2011-09-07
    JOHNSON, Andrew James appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-07
    OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-09-07
    OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JOHNSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/08/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

1 School Cottage
Pillerton Hersey
Warwickshire
CV35 0QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JOHNSON, Andrew James
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-09-07
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Active
OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2011-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-06