AAM FARMS

💤Zombieactive
10661969 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2017-03-09
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
year to Jun 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 8.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-06-30
Average employees400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-06-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2024-06-04
    ✏️
    reregistration-assent
    change-of-name · FOA-RR
  4. 2024-06-04
    ✏️
    certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited
    change-of-name · CERT3
  5. 2024-06-04
    📄
    re-registration-memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MAR
  6. 2024-06-04
    ✏️
    reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-company
    change-of-name · RR05
  7. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2023-10-20
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    Charge satisfied #3
  10. 2023-10-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-09-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  12. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-12
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2023-01-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2022-12-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-12-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  17. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-05-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2018-03-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 2018-03-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  24. 2017-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAM FARMS
  25. 2017-03-09
    MOORE, Andrew Iain Radford appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Aam Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AAM FARMS
This company · 10661969

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
Aam Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2017-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Calyx House
South Road
Taunton
TA1 3DU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2023-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MOORE, Andrew Iain Radford
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-03-09
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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/09/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge06/12/202220/10/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/03/201812/01/2023
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/03/2018
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-04
reregistration-assent
change-of-name · FOA-RR
2024-06-04
certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited
change-of-name · CERT3
2024-06-04
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2024-06-04
reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-company
change-of-name · RR05
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-06