LANDEMERKE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13890908 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs LANDEMERKE LIMITED
- 2022-02-03➕BALDERSON, David appointeddirector
- 2022-02-03➕CORNE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2022-02-03📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
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 75 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Corne Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/04/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Baldersonceased 29/04/2022· 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.
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Active · Agriculture · HG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.R. CHAPMAN (BLOIS HALL) LIMITED→ 01331987 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| ECCL 2020 LIMITED→ 12584118 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HOME FARM HOLDINGS LTD→ 14621092 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| J S ALTON & SON LIMITED→ 06472177 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| JENNINGS FARMERS LIMITED→ 05740687 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| JMA FARMS LIMITED→ 13184517 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| JUBILEE MILLS LIMITED→ 04358360 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| KILGRAM GRANGE FARM LIMITED→ 03324590 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| KINGSTONE FARMS LIMITED→ 05256924 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| LANDAGATE LIMITED→ 13010105 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| LEEMING LIVESTOCK LIMITED→ 07952551 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| LIGHTWATER FARMS LIMITED→ 01242564 · est 1976 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
24 Florence Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 0LD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BALDERSON, David→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORNE, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2022-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-03