ARNOLD FARMS HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13401504 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-16
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 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 0.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
14 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.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ARNOLD FARMS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-05-16➕MIDDLETON, Wendy Susan appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-16➕ARNOLD, Ethel Susan appointeddirector
- 2021-05-16➕ARNOLD, Rosemary Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-05-16➕ARNOLD, William Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-05-16➕CANTLE, Linda Emma appointeddirector
- 2021-05-16➕MIDDLETON, Wendy Susan appointeddirector
- 2021-05-16📄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
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARNOLD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
William Thomas Arnold As Trustee For The Bill Arnold 1997 Discretionary Settlement Individual · British · DOB 03/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 16/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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
Incorporated2021-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Bennetts Farm
Boreley
Ombersley
Worcestershire
WR9 0HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
MIDDLETON, Wendy Susan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-05-16
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ARNOLD, Ethel Susan→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2021-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, Rosemary Anne→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, William Thomas→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2021-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CANTLE, Linda Emma→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIDDLETON, Wendy Susan→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/11/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-08-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-16