ASPENDEN FARMING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11217249 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£154.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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, 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
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 8 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
39 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £154,289
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£77k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£154k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£169k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £154.3k | £135.6k |
| Current assets | £168.6k | £176.1k |
| Cash | £77.0k | £88.9k |
| Debtors | £72.6k | £72.0k |
| Net assets | £154.3k | £135.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30➖POULTON, Jeffrey Charles resigneddirector
- 2024-08-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16➕FRANKLIN, Annabel Charlotte Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-23➕POULTON, Joseph appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➕POULTON, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➕POULTON, Thomas Mark William appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➕POULTON-WHITE, Emma, Dr appointeddirector
- 2018-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPENDEN FARMING LTD
- 2018-02-21➕POULTON, Rosalie appointeddirector
- 2018-02-21➕POULTON, Rupert James appointeddirector
- 2018-02-21➕POULTON, Jeffrey Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Rosalie Poulton Individual · British · DOB 02/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/02/2018 |
Mr Rupert James Poulton Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/02/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jeffrey Charles Poultonceased 19/03/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 4SEASONS SPECIALIST TREE SURGEONS LIMITED→ 07988273 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| A. STUTLEY & SONS LIMITED→ 00269133 · est 1932 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 93y | — | — |
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| ANN PAULL AND CO. LIMITED→ 00867542 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Lake House
Market Hill
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 9JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)
FRANKLIN, Annabel Charlotte Louise→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-06-16
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POULTON, Joseph→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-01-23
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POULTON, Rosalie→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2018-02-21
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POULTON, Rupert James→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2018-02-21
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POULTON, Samuel James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-23
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POULTON, Thomas Mark William→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-01-23
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POULTON-WHITE, Emma, Dr→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-01-23
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POULTON, Jeffrey Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2018-02-21 · resigned 2025-04-30
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31