PARKMORE FARMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
NI071649 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-03➕CRAWFORD, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03➖CRAWFORD, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2025-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06➕CRAWFORD, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2024-02-06➕CRAWFORD, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-02-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06➖CRAWFORD, Rodger Gordon resigneddirector
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2009-04-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2009-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs PARKMORE FARMS LTD
- 2009-02-05➕CRAWFORD, Catherine Mae appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-05➕CRAWFORD, Rodger Ian appointeddirector
- 2009-02-05➕KANE, Dorothy May appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-05➖KANE, Dorothy May resignedsecretary
- 2009-02-05➕CRAWFORD, Rodger Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Anthony Crawford Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/02/2024 |
Mr Rodger Ian Crawford Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/02/2017 |
Mrs Catherine Crawford Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Anthony Crawfordceased 06/02/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-05
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
89 Glenariffe Road
Ballymena
BT44 0QX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
CRAWFORD, Catherine Mae→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-02-05
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CRAWFORD, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-02-06
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CRAWFORD, John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-02-03
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CRAWFORD, Rodger Ian→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-02-05
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KANE, Dorothy May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2009-02-05
CRAWFORD, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-02-06 · resigned 2025-02-03
CRAWFORD, Rodger Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2023-02-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage and charge | 1 property | 24/03/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 06/04/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-01