WICK FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08222688 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-06-25
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, Edward Wilfrid appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-25
    ➖
    LAWRIE, James Cameron Seymour resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-07-23
    ➕
    FOOT, Sarah Rosamund Irvine, The Very Revd Professor appointed
    director
  10. 2024-06-30
    ➖
    LINIERES-HARTLEY, Pauline resigned
    director
  11. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-06
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  13. 2023-08-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2023-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-29
    ➕
    LINIERES-HARTLEY, Pauline appointed
    director
  16. 2022-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-03-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-01-10
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    second-filing-cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
  23. 2018-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  24. 2018-12-07
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    STRATFORD, Keith Eric appointed
    director
  25. 2018-12-07
    ➖
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Harry Buchanan resigned
    director
  26. 2018-12-07
    ➖
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir resigned
    director
  27. 2018-12-07
    ➖
    BOND, Peter Robert Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2018-12-07
    ➕
    LAWRIE, James Cameron Seymour appointed
    director
  29. 2018-12-06
    ➖
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, John Robert resigned
    director
  30. 2018-12-06
    ➖
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Thomas Egerton resigned
    director
  31. 2013-07-18
    ➖
    FOX, Douglas resigned
    director
  32. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Harry Buchanan appointed
    director
  33. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir appointed
    director
  34. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, John Robert appointed
    director
  35. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    AUBREY-FLETCHER, Thomas Egerton appointed
    director
  36. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    BOND, Peter Robert Michael appointed
    director
  37. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    FOX, Douglas appointed
    director
  38. 2012-09-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WICK FARMING LIMITED
  39. 2012-09-20
    ➕
    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles appointed
    director
  40. 2012-09-20
    ➖
    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

The Treasury Christ Church
St. Aldates
Oxford
OX1 1DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

FOOT, Sarah Rosamund Irvine, The Very Revd Professor→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENSON, Edward Wilfrid→
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRATFORD, Keith Eric→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUBREY-FLETCHER, Harry Buchanan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2018-12-07
Resigned
AUBREY-FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir→
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2018-12-07
Resigned
AUBREY-FLETCHER, John Robert→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2018-12-06
Resigned
AUBREY-FLETCHER, Thomas Egerton→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2018-12-06
Resigned
BOND, Peter Robert Michael→
director · ~91y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2018-12-07
Resigned
FOX, Douglas→
director · ~105y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2013-07-18
Resigned
LAWRIE, James Cameron Seymour→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-12-07 · resigned 2025-06-25
Resigned
LINIERES-HARTLEY, Pauline→
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-07-29 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
WARMISHAM, Barry Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-09-20 · resigned 2012-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-09-06
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-29