COPSTON GRANGE FARMS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13336930 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 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: medium (77/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-09-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-08-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-08-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs COPSTON GRANGE FARMS LIMITED
- 2021-04-15➕MORTON, Karen Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2021-04-15➕ENSOR, David James appointeddirector
- 2021-04-15➕ENSOR, Marie Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-04-15➕MORTON, Karen Elaine appointeddirector
- 2021-04-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Karen Elaine Morton Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 30/08/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- David James Ensor As Trustees Of The David Ensor Discretionery Settlceased 05/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Karen Elaine Mortonceased 01/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
23-25 Waterloo Place
Warwick Street
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MORTON, Karen Elaine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-04-15
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ENSOR, David James→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2021-04-15
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ENSOR, Marie Anne→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-04-15
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MORTON, Karen Elaine→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-04-15
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Recent filings (20 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-09-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-09-01