ANDREW FARMING (FLOWERS & BULBS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09682153 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£162.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £162,561
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£131k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Net Worth
£163k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£33k£65k£98k£130k£163kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£131.5k£125.1k
Net assets£162.6k£144.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-05-12
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    address · AD01
  8. 2020-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-14
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2015-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW FARMING (FLOWERS & BULBS) LIMITED
  15. 2015-07-13
    ➕
    ANDREW, David Lawrence James appointed
    director
  16. 2015-07-13
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    ANDREW, Kevin James appointed
    director
  17. 2015-07-13
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    ANDREW, Margaret Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDREW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Margaret Anne Andrew
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr David Lawrence James Andrew
Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Kevin James Andrew
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
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
Incorporated2015-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

Lowin House
Tregolls Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ANDREW, David Lawrence James→
director · ~81y · appointed 2015-07-13
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Active
ANDREW, Kevin James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-07-13
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Active
ANDREW, Margaret Anne→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-07-13
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13