JOHN RITCHIE FARMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07936016 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01290
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 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 £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £999 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1.0k |
| Current assets | £1 | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £1 | £1.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-26➕BERKHOUT, Jozef Nicolaas Maria appointeddirector
- 2024-02-26➖GUPTA, Manish resigneddirector
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-04-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15➕GUPTA, Manish appointeddirector
- 2018-08-15📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-08-14➖WANCHOO, Amit resigneddirector
- 2012-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN RITCHIE FARMS LIMITED
- 2012-02-03➕WANCHOO, Amit appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jozef Nicolaas Maria Berkhout Individual · Dutch · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 26/02/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Manish Guptaceased 26/02/2024· significant influence
- Mr Amit Wanchooceased 15/08/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDENS OF EDEN LIMITED→ 14163694 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GREAT STOCKINGS LIMITED→ 16366082 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HUNTSMANS DOG AND CAT HOTEL LTD→ 10610449 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| INSIEME KENT LTD→ 16868127 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| J. & P. CARR (FARMS) LIMITED→ 01230888 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | — | — |
| J.D. TRUNKFIELD FARMS LIMITED→ 03525964 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| JAYLART LIMITED→ 07493041 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| JIJIES REST LTD→ 12298894 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| JOHN S. PILE (FARMS) LIMITED→ 00883650 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 59y | — | — |
| JUST PAWS LTD→ 11103891 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| KEITH LANGMEAD (ARUNDEL) LIMITED→ 00487451 · est 1950 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 75y | — | — |
| KEITH LANGMEAD (POLING) LIMITED→ 00548023 · est 1955 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 70y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01290 — SIC 01290
Registered office
Archer House Britland Estate
Northbourne Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 8PW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BERKHOUT, Jozef Nicolaas Maria→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUPTA, Manish→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-08-15 · resigned 2024-02-26
WANCHOO, Amit→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2018-08-14
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-03