D R AND C A STOKES (FARMING) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10450990 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-28
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£2.51M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £2,510,020
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.5m
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£210k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£516k£1.0m£1.5m£2.1m£2.6mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£2.51M£2.58M
Current assets£210.0k£280.0k
Net assets£2.51M£2.58M

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-24
    ➕
    THOMAS, Rebecca Louise appointed
    director
  5. 2024-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-01
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    MORTON, Charlotte Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  8. 2022-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As D R AND C A STOKES (FARMING) LIMITED
  16. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    STOKES, Carolyn appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    STOKES, Carolyn Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2016-10-28
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    STOKES, David Riley appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STOKES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carolyn Anne Stokes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/10/2016
Mr David Riley Stokes
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

Bridgefoot Farm Kennels
Barley Road Flint Cross
Royston
Herts
SG8 7PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

STOKES, Carolyn→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-28
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Active
MORTON, Charlotte Elizabeth, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active
STOKES, Carolyn Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-10-28
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Active
STOKES, David Riley→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-10-28
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Active
THOMAS, Rebecca Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-05-24
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30