A&S GROWERS
🏛️Establishedactive
11871372 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2019-03-09
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01240
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-12📄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-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs A&S GROWERS
- 2019-03-09➕GOATHAM, Clive Arthur appointeddirector
- 2019-03-09➕GOATHAM, Ross Manser appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Peter Bennett (As Trustee) Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 09/03/2020 |
Mr Nicholas Edward Holmes (As Trustee) Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 09/03/2020 |
Mrs Pauline Linda Goatham (As Trustee) Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 09/03/2020 |
Mr Clive Arthur Goatham (As Trustee) Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 09/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2019-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01240 — SIC 01240
Registered office
Flanders Farm Ratcliffe Highway
Hoo
Rochester
Kent
ME3 8QE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GOATHAM, Clive Arthur→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOATHAM, Ross Manser→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-03-09
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Recent filings (27 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04