JG FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08789063 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-25
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£248.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
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 £248,700

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£249k
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£257.0k
Current assets£22.1k
Net assets£248.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-06-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-06-12
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  7. 2025-06-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2025-06-06
    TAYLOR, Ian James appointed
    director
  9. 2025-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-06-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2025-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2025-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-04-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2025-04-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-12-18
    COX, Darren Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2024-12-18
    COX, Rory resigned
    director
  19. 2024-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2024-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2013-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As JG FARMS LIMITED
  26. 2013-11-25
    TAYLOR, Rick appointed
    director
  27. 2013-11-25
    COX, Darren Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2013-11-25
    COX, Rory 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Moat House Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Moat House Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
JG FARMS LIMITED
This company · 08789063

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Moat House Investments Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Rick Taylorceased 01/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Rory Coxceased 18/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Darren Peter Coxceased 18/12/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Moat House Farm
Berkswell
Nr Coventry
CV7 7BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR, Ian James
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-06-06
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Active
TAYLOR, Rick
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-11-25
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Active
COX, Darren Peter
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2024-12-18
Resigned
COX, Rory
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2024-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-24