LOWER ASTON FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07812397 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
55
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 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28➖POWELL, Elizabeth Margaret Sophie resigneddirector
- 2023-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-01➕POWELL, Amelia Katherine appointeddirector
- 2019-07-01➕POWELL, Charles Edward Henry appointeddirector
- 2019-07-01➖POWELL, Ivor David John resigneddirector
- 2018-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs LOWER ASTON FARM LIMITED
- 2011-10-17➕POWELL, Elizabeth Margaret Sophie appointeddirector
- 2011-10-17➕POWELL, Ivor David John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Charles Edward Henry Powell Individual · British · DOB 12/1999 · age 27 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/07/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ivor David John Powellceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Farm Side
Lower Aston Farm Claverley
Wolverhampton
WV5 7DZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
POWELL, Amelia Katherine→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWELL, Charles Edward Henry→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2019-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWELL, Elizabeth Margaret Sophie→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-10-17 · resigned 2023-06-28
POWELL, Ivor David John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-10-17 · resigned 2019-07-01
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-10