ACTON FARMING COMPANY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11415917 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-14
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.82M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 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
2 live charges · oldest 1.7y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,816,700
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£758k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£2.8m
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.64M | £2.60M |
| Current assets | £1.56M | £1.52M |
| Cash | £757.7k | £953.0k |
| Debtors | £222.1k | £212.7k |
| Net assets | £2.82M | £2.00M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-07-15➕JONES, Sally appointeddirector
- 2024-07-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTON FARMING COMPANY LTD
- 2018-06-14➕JONES, Alun appointeddirector
- 2018-06-14➕JONES, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2018-06-14➕JONES, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sally Jones Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2023 |
Mr Alun Jones Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Matthew Jonesceased 01/07/2018· 25-50% shares
- Mr Richard Jonesceased 01/07/2018· 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
Incorporated2018-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Meadow End
Acton
Bishops Castle
Shropshire
SY9 5LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
JONES, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-06-14
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JONES, Richard→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-06-14
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JONES, Sally→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-07-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11