CRESCENT GRANGE FARMING LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16057828 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-04
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01460
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CRESCENT GRANGE FARMING LIMITED
- 2024-11-04➕HORNSEY, Stuart Martin appointeddirector
- 2024-11-04➕ROBINSON, Alice appointeddirector
- 2024-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-12-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Martin Hornsey Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/11/2024 |
Miss Alice Robinson Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/11/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01460 — SIC 01460
Registered office
Crescent Grange Farm
Royal Oak
Filey
YO14 9QE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HORNSEY, Stuart Martin→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Alice→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 15/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/12/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (8 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-04