ALDERNEY LIVESTOCK COMPANY LTD
🌳Matureactive
09335931 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-02
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 35110SIC 35110
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-05-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-05➕FAIREY, Michael David Richardson appointedsecretary
- 2014-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDERNEY LIVESTOCK COMPANY LTD
- 2014-12-02➕FAIREY, David Harold Richardson appointeddirector
- 2014-12-02➕FAIREY, Judith Anne appointeddirector
- 2014-12-02➕FAIREY, Michael David Richardson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Harold Richardson Fairey Individual · British · DOB 08/1940 · age 86 | 75–100% | 25–50% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Michael David Richardson Fairey Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Judith Anne Faireyceased 01/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · PE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & M FRARY SHELLFISH LIMITED→ 08432138 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A P CAMPLING LIMITED→ 08038010 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A.R. CRAVEN FARMS LIMITED→ 03115021 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| A.R.WILSON LIMITED→ 00362888 · est 1940 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 85y | — | — |
| AGRIBEE LTD→ 14033166 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AGRICULTURAL ESTATES LIMITED→ 00405457 · est 1946 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 80y | — | — |
| AGRIGRUB LTD→ 11315005 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AGRISERVE LIMITED→ 01852271 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| AGROLOGY LTD→ 12461554 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AIR WATER FISH LTD→ 12649062 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALCHEMY FARMS LTD.→ 04466718 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ALENDO GROUP LTD→ 15136439 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
College Farm House
Lynn Road, South Runcton
King's Lynn
PE33 0EW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
FAIREY, Michael David Richardson→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-01-05
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FAIREY, David Harold Richardson→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2014-12-02
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FAIREY, Judith Anne→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2014-12-02
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FAIREY, Michael David Richardson→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-12-02
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08