FURNIVAL SHROPSHIRE LIMITED

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09012882 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-25
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£979.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £979,215
Cash YoY
+109%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
↑ 109% YoY
Net Worth
£979k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£471k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£196k£392k£588k£783k£979kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.07M£2.08M
Current assets£470.5k£489.7k
Cash£32.9k£15.7k
Debtors£2.1k—
Net assets£979.2k£928.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-04-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-04-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  10. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2014-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FURNIVAL SHROPSHIRE LIMITED
  20. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    FURNIVAL, Emma Marie appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    FURNIVAL, Stephen James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FURNIVAL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen James Furnival
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Emma Marie Furnival
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Lower Farm
Bearstone
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 4HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FURNIVAL, Emma Marie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-04-25
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Active
FURNIVAL, Stephen James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-04-25
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/04/2021—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—24/06/2014—
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Recent filings (28 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27