COFTON FARMS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10487870 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-21
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100).

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-09-10
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    STANLEY, Michael Trevor resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-28
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  10. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As COFTON FARMS LTD
  15. 2016-11-21
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    STANLEY, Christopher Garnet appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-21
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    STANLEY, John Stewart appointed
    director
  17. 2016-11-21
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    STANLEY, Michael Trevor appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Christopher Garnet Stanley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/11/2016
Mr John Stewart Stanley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Trevor Stanleyceased 10/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Robin Hill Farm Rowney Green Lane
Rowney Green
Alvechurch
Birmingham
B48 7QZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

STANLEY, Christopher Garnet→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-11-21
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Active
STANLEY, John Stewart→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-11-21
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Active
STANLEY, Michael Trevor→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-11-21 · resigned 2021-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-14
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2021-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12