ABBOTS ANN FARM SOLAR PARK LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
08264813 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-23
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒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 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 11.2y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
102 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £79,319
Slipped into loss
Moved from profit to loss this year
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-79.3k | £244.7k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-01➖FLB COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-12-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-18➕O'CONNOR, Kevin Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-07-18➖ROBERTS, Luke James Brandon resigneddirector
- 2024-03-02📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-14📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-10➕WOOD, Neil Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-05-10➖FORSTER, Neil Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-05-10➖REID, Duncan Murray resigneddirector
- 2022-05-10➕ROBERTS, Luke James Brandon appointeddirector
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30➖MURPHY, Jason resigneddirector
- 2020-09-30➕REID, Duncan Murray appointeddirector
- 2020-09-30➖SPEIGHT, Sebastian James resigneddirector
- 2020-07-10➕FORSTER, Neil Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-06-04➖CRUICKSHANK, Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2020-06-04➕FLB COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-05-01➖MILLER, Liv Harder resigneddirector
- 2019-04-11➖WRIGHT, Jennifer resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-29➖CASTIGLIONI, Roberto resigneddirector
- 2019-03-29➕MILLER, Liv Harder appointeddirector
- 2018-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-06-28➕CASTIGLIONI, Roberto appointeddirector
- 2018-06-28➖DEVANI, Baiju resigneddirector
- 2018-06-28➕MURPHY, Jason appointeddirector
- 2018-06-28➖RANAWAKE, Armin Guy Ariya resigneddirector
- 2018-06-28🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bayerische Landesbank as Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Trustee)
- 2018-06-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bayerische Landesbank as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Trustee)
- 2017-07-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-06-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ingenious Renewable Energy Lending Services Limited
- 2016-12-02➖DURNALL, James Thomas resigneddirector
- 2016-12-01➕DEVANI, Baiju appointeddirector
- 2016-12-01➕RANAWAKE, Armin Guy Ariya appointeddirector
- 2016-08-31➖DUNN, Jonathan resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ireel Solar Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ireel Solar Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABBOTS ANN FARM SOLAR PARK LIMITED
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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireel Solar Holdco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/06/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ridgemount Energy Limitedceased 28/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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
Incorporated2012-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
2nd Floor 2 City Place
Beehive Ring Road
Gatwick
West Sussex
RH6 0PA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)
O'CONNOR, Kevin Paul→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Neil Anthony→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRUICKSHANK, Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2020-06-04
WRIGHT, Jennifer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-08-09 · resigned 2019-04-11
FLB COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-06-04 · resigned 2025-12-01
BURDEN, Claire Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-10-20 · resigned 2015-02-13
CASTIGLIONI, Roberto→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-06-28 · resigned 2019-03-29
DEVANI, Baiju→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2018-06-28
DUNN, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2016-08-31
DURNALL, James Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-10-05 · resigned 2016-12-02
FORSTER, Neil Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-07-10 · resigned 2022-05-10
HARDING, Graham David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-10-20 · resigned 2015-02-13
MACDONALD, Angus Crawford→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-23 · resigned 2014-10-20
MILLER, Liv Harder→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2020-05-01
MURPHY, Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-06-28 · resigned 2020-09-30
RANAWAKE, Armin Guy Ariya→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2018-06-28
REID, Duncan Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2020-09-30 · resigned 2022-05-10
ROBERTS, Luke James Brandon→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-05-10 · resigned 2024-07-18
SPEIGHT, Sebastian James→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2020-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bayerische Landesbank as Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Bayerische Landesbank as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Ingenious Renewable Energy Lending Services Ingenious Renewable Energy Lending Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/06/2017 | 11/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ingenious Renewable Energy Enterprises Ingenious Renewable Energy Enterprises Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/02/2015 | 04/07/2017 |
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-26
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-14