ELM FARM DEVELOPMENTS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11794655 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-29
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41100Development of building projects
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,399

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£24k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£24k-£15k-£6k£3k£12k£21kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-24.4k£-24.4k
Current assets—£20.6k
Net assets£-24.4k£-24.4k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ELM FARM DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  10. 2019-01-29
    ➕
    SUMMERS, Adrian Nicholas appointed
    director
  11. 2019-01-29
    ➕
    SUMMERS, John Francis appointed
    director
  12. 2019-01-29
    ➕
    SUMMERS, Mark Hollely appointed
    director
  13. 2019-01-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Hollely Summers
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/01/2019
Mr Adrian Nicholas Summers
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sally Anne Summersceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

The Poultry Houses Lower Cank Farm
Danzey Green Lane
Solihull
West Midlands
B94 5BG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SUMMERS, Adrian Nicholas→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-01-29
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Active
SUMMERS, John Francis→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-01-29
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Active
SUMMERS, Mark Hollely→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-29
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Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-08