CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (SALES) LIMITED

📉Decliningactive

00189740 · ltd · incorporated 1923-05-03

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

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10910

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 13 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 31.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 31.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (5 active, 34 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

223 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £1,019,244

Slipped into loss

Moved from profit to loss this year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-09-02
Profit before tax	£-1.02M	£115.7k
Average employees	49600	52000

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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officers · CH01
2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2024-08-05
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HEWISON, Debbie Ellen appointed
director
2024-08-05
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officers · AP01
2024-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
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officers · TM01
2024-02-29
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QUINN, Richard resigned
director
2024-01-04
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officers · AP01
2024-01-03
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officers · TM01
2024-01-01
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STEEPLES, Paul William appointed
director
2024-01-01
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WILKINSON, Samuel Benjamin Graves resigned
director
2023-10-05
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officers · AP03
2023-10-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-01
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MUNSEY, Elizabeth Jane appointed
secretary
2023-09-01
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MARSHALL, David resigned
secretary
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
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mortgage · MR01
2023-05-01
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Jeremy Donald Harrison
2023-04-27
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mortgage · MR01
2023-04-27
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Jeremy Donald Harrison, David Marshall and 20-20 Trustee Services Limited as Trustees of the Carrs Billington Agriculture Pension Scheme and Any Other Person(S) Who is or are for the Time Being a Trustee of the Carrs Billington Agriculture Pension Scheme
2023-02-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-02
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QUINN, Richard appointed
director
2023-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-30
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LIMMER, Andrew John resigned
director
2022-12-23
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mortgage · MR04
2022-12-23
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mortgage · MR04
2022-12-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-23
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Charge satisfied #10
2022-12-23
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-12-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-11-02
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mortgage · MR04
2022-11-02
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Charge satisfied #6
2022-10-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-31
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-10-31
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capital · SH10
2022-10-26
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MARSHALL, David appointed
secretary
2022-10-26
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RATCLIFFE, Matthew resigned
secretary
2022-10-26
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AUSTIN, Neil resigned
director
2022-10-26
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COLE, Mark Augustus resigned
director
2022-10-26
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WILKINSON, Samuel Benjamin Graves appointed
director
2022-10-26
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2022-10-26
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2022-02-24
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FORSTER, Michael Dean resigned
director
2022-02-24
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LIMMER, Andrew John appointed
director
2021-10-11
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PELHAM, Hugh Marcus resigned
director
2021-10-11
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STEEPLES, Paul William resigned
director
2021-03-09
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HUGHES, Stephen Glynn appointed
director
2021-03-09
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WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell resigned
director
2021-01-12
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DAVIES, Timothy John resigned
director
2021-01-12
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PELHAM, Hugh Marcus appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 98 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

7 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Edward Billington And Son Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edward Billington And Son Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CARRS BILLINGTON AGRICULTURE (SALES) LIMITED

This company · 00189740

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
Edward Billington And Son Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Carr's Group Plcceased 26/10/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Billington Agriculture Holdings Ltdceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1923-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

16 Montgomery Way

Rosehill Industrial Estate

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA1 2UY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-07

Last: 2026-01-24