ADCOCK FARMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08842956 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-04-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADCOCK FARMING LIMITED
- 2014-01-13➕ADCOCK, Sarah Louise appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-13➕ADCOCK, Christopher Douglas appointeddirector
- 2014-01-13➕ADCOCK, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADCOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Sarah Louise Adcock Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BRYNOLWG LTD→ 06533018 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Sunny View
Drayton Road
Shawbury
Shropshire
SY4 4HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ADCOCK, Sarah Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-01-13
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ADCOCK, Christopher Douglas→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-01-13
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ADCOCK, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-01-13
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-26