WJB FARMS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
NI679869 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 4.7y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £124.9k |
| Current assets | — | £11.4k |
| Net assets | — | £4.0k |
| Average employees | 200 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank)
- 2021-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs WJB FARMS LTD
- 2021-06-08➕BEATTIE, Judith Ferguson appointeddirector
- 2021-06-08➕BEATTIE, William Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-06-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Judith Ferguson Beattie Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/06/2024 |
Mr William Thomas Beattie Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| HILLMOUNT PROPERTIES (N.I.) LIMITED→ NI025463 · est 1991 | — | — | — | 500 | 35y | 83 | 75y |
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
169 Vow Road
Ballymoney
BT53 7NT
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BEATTIE, Judith Ferguson→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEATTIE, William Thomas→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank) | A registered charge | — | 26/08/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-09-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-08