GLEBE FARM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08441004 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-12
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
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 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 £11,345
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.1k | — |
| Current assets | £15.0k | — |
| Net assets | £11.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-05-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15➖GREEN, June Margaret resigneddirector
- 2021-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2013-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs GLEBE FARM LIMITED
- 2013-03-12➕GREEN, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2013-03-12➕GREEN, June Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Three Oaks Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Three Oaks Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GLEBE FARM LIMITED
This company · 08441004
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Three Oaks Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/05/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Peter Greenceased 10/05/2026· 75-100% shares
- Mrs June Margaret Greenceased 15/03/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · NN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRICK ALPACAS FOR WELLBEING LTD→ 15659813 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FIRST CLASS TIMBER LTD→ 12247030 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FISH AND POND CENTRE LIMITED→ 04230942 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| FOREST GUMP LTD→ 14367294 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FOX HILL GRANGE FARM LTD→ 14234385 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FOXHALL TRADING LIMITED→ 09935669 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| FR CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15515554 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FURZE GROUNDS FARM LIMITED→ 16381220 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GEORGE GREEN (BOZEAT) LIMITED→ 00633654 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| GEORGE'A LTD→ 14017103 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GLEBE FARM (SAWTRY) LIMITED→ 14654875 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GOLDEN GATE NETWORKS UK LTD→ 13024697 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
The Chestnuts Glebe Farm
Turweston
Brackley
NN13 5JE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
GREEN, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-03-12
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GREEN, June Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2021-03-15
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Recent filings (41 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25