C W FARMING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12450684 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-07
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 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£117.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £117,528
Cash YoY
+1014%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↑ 1014% YoY
Net Worth
£118k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
£245k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.95M | £1.96M |
| Current assets | £244.7k | £256.2k |
| Cash | £25.3k | £2.3k |
| Debtors | £149.1k | £185.8k |
| Net assets | £117.5k | £108.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2021-02-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs C W FARMING LIMITED
- 2020-02-07➕FLEMING, Douglas Matthew appointeddirector
- 2020-02-07➕FLEMING, Isobel Sheila appointeddirector
- 2020-02-07➕FLEMING, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2020-02-07➕FLEMING, Ronald Matthew appointeddirector
- 2020-02-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 Douglas Matthew Fleming Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2020 |
Mr Robert John Fleming Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Clarabad Farmhouse
Clarabad Farm
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1TJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
FLEMING, Douglas Matthew→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-02-07
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FLEMING, Isobel Sheila→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-02-07
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FLEMING, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLEMING, Ronald Matthew→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 04/02/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-15