FOX HILL GRANGE FARM LTD

💤Zombieactive
14234385 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,988
Cash YoY
+214%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£64k
↑ 214% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↑ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 215% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£39k-£18k£3k£23k£44k£65kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-9.0k£-39.1k
Current assets£65.2k£20.7k
Cash£64.3k£20.5k
Debtors£821£187
Net assets£-9.0k£-39.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-02
    HARMON, Ross appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-02
    HARMON, Emma Susan resigned
    secretary
  6. 2026-04-02
    HARMON, John Charles resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2026-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOX HILL GRANGE FARM LTD
  18. 2022-07-14
    HARMON, Emma Susan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2022-07-14
    HARMON, John Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2022-07-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HARMON, Emma Susan resigned 2026-04-02; HARMON, John Charles resigned 2026-04-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Charles Harmon
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control14/07/2022
Mrs Emma Susan Harmon
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

The New Barn 6 Fox Hill Grange
Holcot Road
Brixworth
Northamptonshire
NN6 9BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last: 2026-07-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HARMON, Ross
director · ~31y · appointed 2026-04-02
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Active
HARMON, Emma Susan
secretary · appointed 2022-07-14 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned
HARMON, John Charles
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-07-14 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29