CHEVIOT FARMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07934369 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-02
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 4.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.3y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 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
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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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-15📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2025-09-15📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30➕WAUGH, Peta Vivienne Margaret appointeddirector
- 2012-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CHEVIOT FARMING LIMITED
- 2012-02-02➕WAUGH, Adam Peter Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Peta Vivienne Margaret Waugh Individual · British · DOB 07/1937 · age 89 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Adam Peter Alexander Waugh Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Thompson's Walls Limitedceased 06/12/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & J WEBSTER EGGS LIMITED→ 10579912 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A G BROWNLIE TRADING LTD→ 12044163 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A.O.BARBER LIMITED→ 01013398 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
| AFS SEED PROCESSING LTD→ 09624629 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALEX DALE LTD→ 06486668 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ANDREW ROBINSON (FARMS) LIMITED→ 01074395 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| BEAL FARM LIMITED→ 08136569 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BOY ENZO FISHING LTD→ 13430378 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BURRELL PROPERTY LIMITED→ 16994935 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURTON HALL FARM LTD→ 02212545 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| CHEVIOT COUNTRYSIDE CONTRACTING LIMITED→ 17100891 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
Thompson's Walls Farm
Kilham
Mindrum
Northumberland
TD12 4QT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WAUGH, Adam Peter Alexander→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAUGH, Peta Vivienne Margaret→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 2012-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/02/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-09-15
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-30