JEFFRIES FARM LTD

🌳Matureactive
09825978 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-15
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
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£933.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). 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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 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 £933,575
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,932 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£934k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£602k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£192k£383k£575k£767k£959kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£933.6k£958.5k
Current assets£601.6k£621.6k
Net assets£933.6k£958.5k

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

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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  2. 2025-07-07
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  3. 2024-06-12
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  4. 2023-06-16
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  5. 2022-07-13
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  6. 2021-06-25
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  7. 2020-07-03
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  8. 2019-07-31
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  9. 2018-07-31
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  10. 2017-07-14
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  11. 2017-06-26
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  12. 2017-06-26
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  14. 2017-06-26
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  15. 2015-11-02
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  16. 2015-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As JEFFRIES FARM LTD
  17. 2015-10-15
    JEFFRIES, Heather Lees appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-15
    JEFFRIES, Rachel Lorna appointed
    director
  19. 2015-10-15
    JEFFRIES, Tom appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-15
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-15
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    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 "JEFFRIES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 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
Mr Tom Jeffries
Individual · English · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Rachel Lorna Jeffries
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Heather Lees Jeffries
Individual · British · DOB 03/1941 · age 85
2550%
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
Incorporated2015-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

2 Longrood Road
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22 7RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JEFFRIES, Heather Lees
director · ~85y · appointed 2015-10-15
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Active
JEFFRIES, Rachel Lorna
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-10-15
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Active
JEFFRIES, Tom
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-15
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Active
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-10-15 · resigned 2015-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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2026-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
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accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-31