BIGBY FARMS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13249551 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-08
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BIGBY FARMS LTD
- 2021-03-08➕DAVIES, Clare appointeddirector
- 2021-03-08➕KNAPTON, Katherine Sarah appointeddirector
- 2021-03-08➕KNAPTON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-03-08➕WRIGHT, Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-03-08📄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 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Knapton Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Paul Knapton Services Limitedceased 20/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AYLESBY MANOR FARMS LIMITED→ 00507767 · est 1952 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 73y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Manor Farm
Owmby
Barnetby
DN38 6AY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Clare→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNAPTON, Katherine Sarah→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-03-08
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KNAPTON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2021-03-08
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WRIGHT, Louise→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-08
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-21