CROCKHAM FARM OAST LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13986848 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-18
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£150.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46110Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £150,845

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£151k
↑ 239% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£30k£60k£91k£121k£151kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£150.8k£136.9k
Current assets£150.3k
Net assets£150.8k£44.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-06-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CROCKHAM FARM OAST LTD
  8. 2022-03-18
    CASSIDY, Rebecca Jane appointed
    director
  9. 2022-03-18
    HAY, Marc Samuli appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Samuli Hay
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/03/2022
Ms Rebecca Jane Cassidy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/03/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Pound Works
54 Old Bridge Road
Whitstable
Kent
CT5 1RQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CASSIDY, Rebecca Jane
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-03-18
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Active
HAY, Marc Samuli
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-03-18
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-18