HARDHAUGH FARMING AND PLANT LTD
- 01500SIC 01500
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (73/100).
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 | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £88.4k | £81.1k |
| Current assets | £83.9k | £49.9k |
| Cash | £17.8k | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £66.1k | £43.7k |
| Net assets | £77.6k | £71.5k |
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 change-of-name
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-03➕STOTT, Claire Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs HARDHAUGH FARMING AND PLANT LTD
- 2021-10-27➕ANDERSON, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2021-10-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-20: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-04-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Claire Margaret Stott Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/04/2023 |
Mr Michael John Anderson Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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