A K SHARPE AND SONS HAY AND STRAW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08033467 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£91k£182k£273k£363k£454kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£458.5k
Current assets—£454.2k
Cash—£379.9k
Debtors—£74.3k
Net assets—£451.1k
Average employees2—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-02
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2024-08-02
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2024-08-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-07-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-22
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    SHARPE, Jack Robert appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-07-01
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    SHARPE, Philip resigned
    director
  11. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-06-11
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    SHARPE, Margaret resigned
    director
  21. 2014-01-15
    ➖
    SHARPE, Alan Kay resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A K SHARPE AND SONS HAY AND STRAW LIMITED
  23. 2012-04-17
    ➕
    SHARPE, Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-17
    ➕
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2012-04-17
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    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-04-17
    ➕
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointed
    director
  27. 2012-04-17
    ➖
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director
  28. 2012-04-17
    ➕
    SHARPE, Alan Kay appointed
    director
  29. 2012-04-17
    ➕
    SHARPE, Margaret appointed
    director
  30. 2012-04-17
    ➕
    SHARPE, Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHARPE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SHARPE, Jack Robert (same surname) appointed 2024-07-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Sharpe
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Sharpeceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities

Registered office

Southworth Hall Farm Southworth Lane
Croft
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 7BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SHARPE, Andrew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARPE, Jack Robert→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2012-04-17
Resigned
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2012-04-17
Resigned
SHARPE, Alan Kay→
director · ~93y · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2014-01-15
Resigned
SHARPE, Margaret→
director · ~90y · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned
SHARPE, Philip→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-08-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-08-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20