ESSEX GROWERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09278143 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-23
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 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
39 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-01-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ESSEX GROWERS LIMITED
- 2014-10-23➕CANNATELLA, Salvatore appointeddirector
- 2014-10-23➕COLLETTI, Giuseppe appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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
Tomworld Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Tomworld Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ESSEX GROWERS LIMITED
This company · 09278143
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomworld Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Felicia Cannatellaceased 17/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROFTS & FINDLAY (FARMERS) LTD→ 12747910 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CROPCROP LIMITED→ 16137645 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DAVISON & CO. (POTCO) LIMITED→ 16782686 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRAYTON SHEEP FARMING LIMITED→ 13231843 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| EVERSHOLT ESTATE LIMITED→ 03505704 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| FOLLY FIELDS FARM LTD→ 12454407 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FURTHO FARM LIMITED→ 03336389 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| G.PELL & SON LIMITED→ 00801920 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
| GLINWELL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY→ 01303616 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| H.G. ROBINSON & SONS LIMITED→ 01624211 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| H.J.SUMMERFIELD(MAULDEN)LIMITED→ 00562381 · est 1956 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 70y | — | — |
| HANDSFREE HANDLING LIMITED→ 12606117 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130
Registered office
C/O Forvis Mazars Llp The Pinnacle
160 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 1FF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CANNATELLA, Salvatore→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLETTI, Giuseppe→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-10-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/01/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08