I J M YATES FARMING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11040888 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-31
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 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-46.3k |
| Current assets | — | £31.4k |
| Net assets | — | £-93.4k |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-12➕YATES, Jade Naomi Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2025-05-12➖YATES, Rosemary Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs I J M YATES FARMING LIMITED
- 2017-10-31➕YATES, Ivo appointeddirector
- 2017-10-31➕YATES, Rosemary Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YATES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ivo Yates Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/10/2017 |
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
Incorporated2017-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
3 Top Temple Cottages
Temple
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 1RU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
YATES, Jade Naomi Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YATES, Rosemary Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2025-05-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-01