FARRADAY EQUINE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09950892 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-05-18📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs FARRADAY EQUINE LIMITED
- 2016-01-14➕DAVIES, Gary Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Gary Francis Davies Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430
Registered office
Tennyson House
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge
Cambs
CB4 0WZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Gary Francis→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-01-14
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Recent filings (31 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10