EAST FARM FARMING COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

09208488 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2014-09-08

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01410

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.7y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2024-10-30
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ukal NO3 Limited
2015-11-30
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-01
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accounts · AA01
2014-09-17
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officers · TM01
2014-09-17
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officers · AP01
2014-09-17
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officers · AP01
2014-09-08
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Company incorporated
As EAST FARM FARMING COMPANY
2014-09-08
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FARISH, Michael James Thomas appointed
director
2014-09-08
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FARISH, Robert Gordon appointed
director
2014-09-08
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ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
director
2014-09-08
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ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
director
2014-09-08
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incorporation · NEWINC

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 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Gordon Farish Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Michael James Thomas Farish Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated2014-09-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

East Farm

Newton Arlosh

Wigton

Cumbria

CA7 5ET

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FARISH, Michael James Thomas→

director · ~71y · appointed 2014-09-08

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FARISH, Robert Gordon→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-09-08

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Active

ROUND, Jonathon Charles→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-08 · resigned 2014-09-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Ukal NO3 Ukal NO3 Limited	A registered charge	—	29/10/2024	—

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