A L LEE FARMING COMPANY

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08798484 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2013-12-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-01
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    SIMMONDS, Neil James appointed
    director
  6. 2020-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2020-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2018-12-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2018-12-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2018-12-21
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  12. 2018-12-21
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  13. 2016-01-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2016-01-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2016-01-05
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  16. 2015-12-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-12-29
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    SHAW, Andrew Rhead resigned
    director
  18. 2014-12-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2014-12-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2014-12-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2014-09-30
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    SHAW, Andrew Rhead appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2014-05-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    SHAW, Andrew Rhead appointed
    director
  35. 2013-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A L LEE FARMING COMPANY
  36. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    LEE, Anthony Leonard appointed
    director
  37. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    LEE, Barbara Joan appointed
    director
  38. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    LEE, Robert James appointed
    director
  39. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    LEE, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  40. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    PARRY, Sarah Chantelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 low
15 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2013-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Whitebridge Farm Ely Road
Littleport
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 1RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)

LEE, Anthony Leonard→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active
LEE, Barbara Joan→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active
LEE, Robert James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active
LEE, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active
PARRY, Sarah Chantelle→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active
SHAW, Andrew Rhead→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-09-30
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Active
SIMMONDS, Neil James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-10-01
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Active
SHAW, Andrew Rhead→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2014-12-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

15
Total charges
15
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge1 property21/12/2018—
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge2 properties21/12/2018—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/01/2016—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/05/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—23/05/2014—
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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2018-12-28