FRANKS FARM AT NEWLANDS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11797618 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£658
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -43% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 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 (77/100)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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £658
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,662 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 43% YoY
Cash YoY
-43%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↓ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£658
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £308.9k | £318.6k |
| Cash | £7.1k | £12.4k |
| Net assets | £658 | £4.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-10-13➖MEHTA, Bhupen resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs FRANKS FARM AT NEWLANDS LIMITED
- 2019-01-30➕GOSTLING, Frank appointeddirector
- 2019-01-30➕OSBORNE, Emma appointeddirector
- 2019-01-30➕MEHTA, Bhupen appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Emma Osborne Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/01/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130
Registered office
219-A Cricklewood Broadway
London
NW2 3HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GOSTLING, Frank→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSBORNE, Emma→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEHTA, Bhupen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-01-30 · resigned 2023-10-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/07/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13