HATTRICK FARMS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £255.1k | £275.1k |
| Current assets | £121.8k | £111.0k |
| Net assets | £234.9k | £244.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-09-01➖BAXTER, Robert Crawford resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs HATTRICK FARMS LIMITED
- 2013-03-22➕BAXTER, Elspeth Morag appointeddirector
- 2013-03-22➕BAXTER, Robert Crawford appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert David Baxter Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Elspeth Morag Baxterceased 01/03/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/06/2013 | — |