FOX HILL GRANGE FARM LTD
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-02➕HARMON, Ross appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02➖HARMON, Emma Susan resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-02➖HARMON, John Charles resigneddirector
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs FOX HILL GRANGE FARM LTD
- 2022-07-14➕HARMON, Emma Susan appointedsecretary
- 2022-07-14➕HARMON, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-07-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Charles Harmon Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 14/07/2022 |
Mrs Emma Susan Harmon Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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