CJ & B PARR & SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07886544 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-19
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£374.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01610Support activities for crop production
- 01630Post-harvest crop activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 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
42 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £374,595
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£83k
Net Worth
£375k
Current Assets
£144k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £424.6k |
| Current assets | £143.9k |
| Cash | £82.8k |
| Debtors | £50.9k |
| Net assets | £374.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-20📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-12-22➖PARR, Beryl resigneddirector
- 2016-07-07➖PARR, Clifford James resigneddirector
- 2011-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CJ & B PARR & SONS LIMITED
- 2011-12-19➕PARR, Malcolm James appointeddirector
- 2011-12-19➕PARR, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2011-12-19➕PARR, Beryl appointeddirector
- 2011-12-19➕PARR, Clifford James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen John Parr Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/12/2024 |
Mr Malcolm James Parr Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Mill Farm
Corringham
Gainsborough
Lincs
DN21 5RB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PARR, Malcolm James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARR, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARR, Beryl→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2011-12-19 · resigned 2016-12-22
PARR, Clifford James→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2011-12-19 · resigned 2016-07-07
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-20
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30