JOHN LEA & SONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10797967 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-05-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-30➖LEA, Alan Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN LEA & SONS LIMITED
- 2017-06-01➕HEATH, Caroline Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕LEA, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕LEA, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕LEA, Alan Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew John Lea Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2021 |
Mr David Michael Lea Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Charles Leaceased 30/03/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Home Farm
Longville
Much Wenlock
Shropshire
TF13 6DS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HEATH, Caroline Ann→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEA, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2017-06-01
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LEA, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-06-01
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LEA, Alan Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2026-03-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/08/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-07
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-08