ANGLIA GROWERS FARMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08580903 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-24
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£235.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
35 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £235,380
Cash YoY
+358%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£85k
↑ 358% YoY
Net Worth
£235k
↑ 53840% YoY
Current Assets
£320k
↑ 500% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £235.4k | £-438 |
| Current assets | £319.9k | £53.3k |
| Cash | £85.0k | £18.6k |
| Debtors | £234.9k | £34.7k |
| Net assets | £235.4k | £-438 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-01➖GILES, Allen Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-01-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-07-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Fountain Foods Limited
- 2016-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: James Lawrence
- 2013-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLIA GROWERS FARMING LIMITED
- 2013-06-24➕LAWRENCE, James appointeddirector
- 2013-06-24➕LAWRENCE, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2013-06-24➕GILES, Allen Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 74 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 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.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.R. CRAVEN FARMS LIMITED→ 03115021 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| ALPHA PLANTS LTD→ 13099554 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AMBROSE LIGHTON,LIMITED→ 00204860 · est 1925 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 101y | — | — |
| ANGLIA GROWERS LIMITED→ 10451540 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANGLIA SALADS LIMITED→ 04333110 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ANGLIA TREES LTD→ 13890418 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AQUADAL LTD→ 16553921 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARB-CORE TREE CARE LIMITED→ 05852432 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ARBORFORE LTD→ 08554893 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG & SON AGRI AND STRAW MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 14781745 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG AGRICULTURE LIMITED→ 04651016 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ARTHUR GEE (THORNEY) LIMITED→ 00459236 · est 1948 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 77y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
The Factory New Road
Upwell
Wisbech
Cambs
PE14 9AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LAWRENCE, James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-24
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LAWRENCE, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-24
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GILES, Allen Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2022-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Fountain Foods Fountain Foods Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/07/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | James Lawrence | A registered charge | — | 07/07/2016 | 05/09/2019 |
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Recent filings (35 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10