G WARREN & SONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12334240 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-06-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK)LTD
- 2020-03-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs G WARREN & SONS LTD
- 2019-11-26➕WARREN, Emily Tamsin appointeddirector
- 2019-11-26➕WARREN, Richard James 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WARREN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard James Warren Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 26/11/2019 |
Mrs Emily Tamsin Warren Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Unit 2 Greenways Business Park
Bellinger Close
Chippenham
SN15 1BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WARREN, Emily Tamsin→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARREN, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/12/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK)LTD | A registered charge | — | 02/06/2020 | 07/07/2021 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/03/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09