FENLAX UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08379883 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-29
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£831.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £831,487

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£831k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Assets
£271k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£166k£333k£499k£665k£831kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£5.30M£5.24M
Current assets£270.9k£201.4k
Net assets£831.5k£765.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-15
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2026-05-05
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  4. 2026-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-23
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    second-filing-of-change-of-director-details-with-name
    officers · RP04CH01
  6. 2026-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-02-25
    ➖
    HOOPER, David Nigel Hedley resigned
    director
  8. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-08-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-14
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    HABERL-SCHICKER, Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-10-01
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    HABERL-SCHICKER, Alice resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    HABERL-SCHICKER, Andreas appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    HABERL-SCHICKER, Teresa, Frau appointed
    director
  23. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    HOOPER, David Nigel Hedley appointed
    director
  24. 2013-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As FENLAX UK LIMITED
  25. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    AUBREY, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    HABERL-SCHICKER, Alice appointed
    director
  27. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    HABERL-SCHICKER, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Frau Teresa Haberl-Schicker
Individual · Canadian · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Andreas Haberl-Schicker
Individual · Austrian · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Mills & Reeve Llp Botanic House
100 Hills Road
Cambridge
England
CB2 1PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

AUBREY, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-29
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Active
HABERL-SCHICKER, Andreas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
HABERL-SCHICKER, Teresa, Frau→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
HABERL-SCHICKER, Alice→
director · ~93y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
HABERL-SCHICKER, Paul→
director · ~97y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2019-02-14
Resigned
HOOPER, David Nigel Hedley→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2026-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-05
second-filing-of-change-of-director-details-with-name
officers · RP04CH01
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29