FAIRFAX FARM LTD

💤Zombieactive
13041717 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-09
    BROWN, Amelia Louise resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2020-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FAIRFAX FARM LTD
  12. 2020-11-24
    BROWN, Saul Nathan appointed
    director
  13. 2020-11-24
    BROWN, Amelia Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2020-11-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Amelia Louise Brown
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/11/2020
Mr Saul Nathan Brown
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/11/2020

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
Incorporated2020-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

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Kelmarsh Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 6BQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Saul Nathan
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-11-24
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Active
BROWN, Amelia Louise
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-11-24 · resigned 2025-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-24