AH FARMING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08791521 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£143.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £143,142
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£143k
Current Assets
£277k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £233.2k |
| Current assets | £277.0k |
| Net assets | £143.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-11-01➕MARTIN, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-12-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Linda Mary Garner
- 2013-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AH FARMING LTD
- 2013-11-27➕GARNER, Harry James appointeddirector
- 2013-11-27➕WAKE, Adam David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Hales Property Investments Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Hales Property Investments Ltd
Corporate parent
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AH FARMING LTD
This company · 08791521
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam David Wake Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Hales Property Investments Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Harry James Garnerceased 08/07/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A L LEE FARMING COMPANY→ 08798484 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A. W. POTATOES LTD→ 10138730 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABCTREE LIMITED→ 10771430 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABINGTON FARMS LIMITED→ 00455725 · est 1948 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 77y | — | — |
| AC CONTRACTING GROUP LIMITED→ 15654247 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACE STUD LTD→ 15910180 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AG & E CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD→ 06721288 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AGGRICO GROUP LTD→ 12556682 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AGRO-TECH GROUP HOLDING LTD→ 14593544 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIRPONIX LTD→ 09256154 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AISLABIE BLOODSTOCK LIMITED→ 06314676 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ALBANWISE FARMING LIMITED→ 05742053 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
23 Greenside
Waterbeach
Cambridge
CB25 9HW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
GARNER, Harry James→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-11-27
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WAKE, Adam David→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Linda Mary Garner | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/12/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01