JN GRANGE FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11712460 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-30
    BATHIE, Richard Anthony resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-28
    BATHIE, Joanne appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-06-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JN GRANGE FARM LIMITED
  17. 2018-12-05
    BATHIE, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanne Bathie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares30/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Anthony Bathieceased 30/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Low Fold Farm Woodhouse Lane
East Ardsley
Wakefield
WF3 2AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BATHIE, Joanne
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-28
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Active
BATHIE, Richard Anthony
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-12-05 · resigned 2025-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-18