CAUNTER & SONS FARMS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13486331 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01420SIC 01420
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 (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CAUNTER & SONS FARMS LIMITED
- 2021-06-30➕CAUNTER, Judith Mary appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-30➕CAUNTER, Daniel Roger appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➕CAUNTER, Judith Mary appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➕CAUNTER, Roger Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➕CAUNTER, Thomas Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30📄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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAUNTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARBORFOR LIMITED→ 02501667 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| BATTS EQUESTRIAN LIMITED→ 12517424 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BELLBEAT LIMITED→ 03120562 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| BOLT FISHING LIMITED→ 16885600 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOWDEN SPRINGS FARM CIC→ 14333103 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BROWSE BROS FISHERIES LIMITED→ 06509761 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BUCKLAND TEA LTD→ 14215933 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BUSHMARTIN LTD→ 16472996 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| C AND S FISHERIES LTD→ 17062791 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAMERON J ZAB LTD→ 11686724 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CELTIC ORGANICS LTD→ 15696252 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHAGFORD MARKET GARDEN LTD→ 12186626 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
2 Bowden Cottages
Sherford
Kingsbridge
TQ7 2BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
CAUNTER, Judith Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-06-30
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CAUNTER, Daniel Roger→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2021-06-30
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CAUNTER, Judith Mary→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-06-30
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CAUNTER, Roger Edward→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-06-30
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CAUNTER, Thomas Paul→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-06-30
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05