GORSEFIELD FARM LTD
🌳Matureactive
08708228 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-26
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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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 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 £47,872
Net assets shrinking
Down £113,952 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£48k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £203.4k | £384.3k |
| Current assets | £79.0k | £201.9k |
| Net assets | £47.9k | £161.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-06➖JONES, Stephen Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2013-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs GORSEFIELD FARM LTD
- 2013-09-26➕JONES, Peter Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26➕JONES, Sheila Elaine appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26➕JONES, Stephen Robert 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 73 — 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 73 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Robert Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sheila Elaine Jonesceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stephen Robert Jonesceased 15/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2013-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
Gorsefield Farm Lidget Lane
Bramley
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S65 4LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
JONES, Peter Robert→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2013-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Sheila Elaine→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Stephen Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2021-01-06
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06