Clarkson’s Farm

[ChocolateFrog]

Just watched the bit with the Downing Street Doorman.

Is it the first line of the job description that you have to be a to work there?

Totally unnecessary. He could have made a joke about it if it bothered him that much to mention it.

Bouncers are all the same.

[768]

Did seem to be a total .

They had to go back and knock again:

https://youtu.be/Wep7j5Bf8D4?t=60

[Pistom]

Just watched the final episode. Very good.

[Rockape]

Likewise just finished this season. Really good TV. Good to see Gerald up on his feet.

[biggbn]

ChocolateFrog said:

Just watched the bit with the Downing Street Doorman.

Is it the first line of the job description that you have to be a to work there?

Totally unnecessary. He could have made a joke about it if it bothered him that much to mention it.

Bouncers are all the same.

Spent thirty three years working doors, and they're not, they're really not.

[Still Mulling]

ChocolateFrog said:

Just watched the bit with the Downing Street Doorman.

Is it the first line of the job description that you have to be a to work there?

Totally unnecessary. He could have made a joke about it if it bothered him that much to mention it.

Bouncers are all the same.

I hope the guy got fired. Utter cocksplat. Greeting guests with that attitude? First impressions rule the mind!

Off-topic: And bouncers are not all the same. I've met some truly nice men and women who work in that industry, and they've also been nice when working. Makes a real difference to the feel of an establishment, and also the behaviours of their guests.

Back on-topic: very enjoyable telly, and educational. My wife joined me in watching this season and also enjoyed it. I was very sad during the first piggies' births. Glad to see Gerald recover, and it was a nice way to end the season the way that they did.

[p1stonhead]

Still Mulling said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Just watched the bit with the Downing Street Doorman.

Is it the first line of the job description that you have to be a to work there?

Totally unnecessary. He could have made a joke about it if it bothered him that much to mention it.

Bouncers are all the same.

I hope the guy got fired. Utter cocksplat. Greeting guests with that attitude? First impressions rule the mind!

Off-topic: And bouncers are not all the same. I've met some truly nice men and women who work in that industry, and they've also been nice when working. Makes a real difference to the feel of an establishment, and also the behaviours of their guests.

Back on-topic: very enjoyable telly, and educational. My wife joined me in watching this season and also enjoyed it. I was very sad during the first piggies' births. Glad to see Gerald recover, and it was a nice way to end the season the way that they did.

If it was real (some people seem to think it was setup but I can’t see it) I’d have been inclined to say ‘go fk yourself im here as a guest of the PM are you going to kick us out and tell the PM why his meeting was cancelled?’

[WPA]

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

[Zetec-S]

Fermit said:

suffolk009 said:

A bit o/t but apparently after the 1991 bombing they replaced no10's old oak front door with a steel blast proof one. It takes 8 men to lift it.

Christ! The thought of any old random, walking unchallenged up Downing Street is unfathomable.

That was my initial reaction, but went down a bit of a wikipedia rabbit warren last night and apparently it was "only" 1982 that access was restricted by railings, and then 1989 was when the black fence and gate were installed and you had to pass through the security checkpoint.

Going back a bit further, it looks like up until 1973 you could drive down there as well!

[SydneyBridge]

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

Hasn't he gifted it to his children to save on inheritence tax

The sole director on companies house is also director of another 80 odd companies

Edited by SydneyBridge on Wednesday 15th May 09:04

[Pincher]

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

I don't think you're looking at the right company...

[Mont Blanc]

SydneyBridge said:

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

Hasn't he gifted it to his children to save on inheritence tax

Not yet, but when he dies or chooses to hand it over, it will become his childrens property at that point.

You are correct about inheritance tax. He said years ago that the only reason he bought a farm was because farms can be passed to children tax-free, so he thought it was the best way to shaft HMRC, by buying one of the most expensive farms he could.

[WPA]

Mont Blanc said:

SydneyBridge said:

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

Hasn't he gifted it to his children to save on inheritance tax

Not yet, but when he dies or chooses to hand it over, it will become his children's property at that point.

You are correct about inheritance tax. He said years ago that the only reason he bought a farm was because farms can be passed to children tax-free, so he thought it was the best way to shaft HMRC, by buying one of the most expensive farms he could.

Looks like it changed hands last year.

[98elise]

SydneyBridge said:

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

Hasn't he gifted it to his children to save on inheritence tax

The sole director on companies house is also director of another 80 odd companies

Edited by SydneyBridge on Wednesday 15th May 09:04

Farms are exempt from IHT. I suspect that's why he bought it in the first place.

[RTPT]

WPA said:

Looks like it changed hands last year.

I think you are looking at the wrong company.

https://find-and-update.company-information.servic...

Curdle Hill Farm businesses are the ones you are looking for.

[NDA]

WPA said:

Looks like it changed hands last year.

I think the farm is actually Curdle Hill Farm - the Diddly Squat entry is nothing to do with it. As far as I know.


ETA, beaten to it.

[98elise]

WPA said:

Mont Blanc said:

SydneyBridge said:

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

Hasn't he gifted it to his children to save on inheritance tax

Not yet, but when he dies or chooses to hand it over, it will become his children's property at that point.

You are correct about inheritance tax. He said years ago that the only reason he bought a farm was because farms can be passed to children tax-free, so he thought it was the best way to shaft HMRC, by buying one of the most expensive farms he could.

Looks like it changed hands last year.

The farm as a property, and operating the farm as a ltd company can be two different things. I have no idea why the director is someone else though.

[Rebew]

WPA said:

Mont Blanc said:

SydneyBridge said:

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

Hasn't he gifted it to his children to save on inheritance tax

Not yet, but when he dies or chooses to hand it over, it will become his children's property at that point.

You are correct about inheritance tax. He said years ago that the only reason he bought a farm was because farms can be passed to children tax-free, so he thought it was the best way to shaft HMRC, by buying one of the most expensive farms he could.

Looks like it changed hands last year.

The company was only incorporated last year and the registered office is a dry cleaners in Yorkshire so I would suggest that this company is nothing to do with the farm. Very odd that "Diddly squat farm shop Ltd" is also registered to this address.

Generally with well known people the company will be set up with a seemingly nonsensical name to make it slightly harder for internet sleuths to find any real info. There is also likely to be holding companies inbetween Clarkson's various companies and himself.

[NowWatchThisDrive]

Judging by this and some of the other companies he's set up in the last year or so, it looks like the guy is doing some sort of company name squatting

[WPA]

Rebew said:

WPA said:

Mont Blanc said:

SydneyBridge said:

WPA said:

Does Jeremy actually own Diddly Squat farm Ltd as companies house seems to suggest otherwise.

Hasn't he gifted it to his children to save on inheritance tax

Not yet, but when he dies or chooses to hand it over, it will become his children's property at that point.

You are correct about inheritance tax. He said years ago that the only reason he bought a farm was because farms can be passed to children tax-free, so he thought it was the best way to shaft HMRC, by buying one of the most expensive farms he could.

Looks like it changed hands last year.

The company was only incorporated last year and the registered office is a dry cleaners in Yorkshire so I would suggest that this company is nothing to do with the farm. Very odd that "Diddly squat farm shop Ltd" is also registered to this address.

Generally with well known people the company will be set up with a seemingly nonsensical name to make it slightly harder for internet sleuths to find any real info. There is also likely to be holding companies inbetween Clarkson's various companies and himself.

It is all little odd as 84 appointments for Martin Howard Wentworth Adams including Hawkstone brewery

https://find-and-update.company-information.servic...