DELPH FARM ESTATES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13062811 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-04
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs DELPH FARM ESTATES LIMITED
- 2020-12-04➕BEATTIE, David Joseph appointeddirector
- 2020-12-04➕LEYLAND, Carole Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-12-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 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 74 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Carole Elizabeth Leyland Individual · English · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/12/2020 |
Mr David Joseph Beattie Individual · English · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAM LAKES LTD→ 09830753 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CAS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD→ 07466727 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CAVIAR BIOTEC LIMITED→ 06754054 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| COLIN’S CUSTOM BUILT RODS LTD→ 16692618 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CROP CARE SERVICES LTD→ 16821392 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D J BELL TRADING LIMITED→ 09217279 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| D N QUINN LIMITED→ 06821312 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| DAPDUNE TRADING LIMITED→ 08949546 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| DAVID LEYLAND TRADING LIMITED→ 08980329 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| DEREK COATHUP LIMITED→ 07652781 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| DHMJ ONE TRADING LIMITED→ 10303756 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DHMJ TWO TRADING LIMITED→ 10303977 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Tree Tops Residential Homes
27-29 View Road
Prescot
L35 0LF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BEATTIE, David Joseph→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-04
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LEYLAND, Carole Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-12-04
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-22