HAWKING FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09787995 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-24
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  3. 2025-12-24
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  4. 2025-12-24
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  5. 2025-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2025-10-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-10-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-07-15
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  9. 2025-07-15
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  10. 2025-07-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-24
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  13. 2024-12-24
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  14. 2024-12-24
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  15. 2024-04-17
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  16. 2024-04-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2024-04-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2024-04-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  19. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-01-05
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  21. 2024-01-05
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  22. 2024-01-05
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  23. 2023-11-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  24. 2015-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As HAWKING FARMING LIMITED
  25. 2015-09-22
    HAWKING, Dawn Caroline appointed
    director
  26. 2015-09-22
    HAWKING, Timothy William Fred appointed
    director
  27. 2015-09-22
    HAWKING, William Andrew appointed
    director

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 "HAWKING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-07-15: legacy

Group structure

Hawking Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Hawking Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
HAWKING FARMING LIMITED
This company · 09787995

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hawking Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Dawn Caroline Hawkingceased 10/07/2025· 25-50% shares · board control
  • Mr William Andrew Hawkingceased 10/07/2025· 25-50% shares · board control
  • Hawking Holdings Limitedceased 15/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Oldfield Farm
Marshfield
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 8LE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HAWKING, Dawn Caroline
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-22
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Active
HAWKING, Timothy William Fred
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-09-22
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Active
HAWKING, William Andrew
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-22
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Active

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-24
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-14
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-07-15
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-07-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-24
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-24