ARABLE CROPS LTD
💤Zombieactive
08688506 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-238.3k
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
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £238,346
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£238k
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-238.3k |
| Current assets | £23.3k |
| Net assets | £-238.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2019-12-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-09-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-09-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-07-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2013-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARABLE CROPS LTD
- 2013-09-12➕BEAUMONT-HAYES, Lawrence appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 63. 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lawrence Beaumont-Hayes Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Janice Beaumont-Hayes Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Hall Barn
Foggathorpe
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 6PX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BEAUMONT-HAYES, Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-09-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/07/2015 | 30/09/2019 |
Recent filings (37 total)
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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2026-01-23
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2026-01-05
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2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-01-30
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2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-04-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-03