BURLINGTON FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00355344 · ltd · incorporated 1939-07-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-12📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19➕GIBSON, Ross Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-12-19➕REYNOLDS, Emily Rose appointeddirector
- 2023-12-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-21➖BROADHURST, Matthew resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28➖BLEWETT, Barbara Gay resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-28➕BROADHURST, Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-12➖GIBSON, Jill Diana resigneddirector
- 2016-03-24➕GIBSON, Laura Catherine appointeddirector
- 2015-05-15➖GIBSON, Nigel Roy resigneddirector
- 2013-01-11➖GIBSON, Victor Mark resigneddirector
- 2001-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2000-04-26➖GIBSON, Roy Allen resigneddirector
- 1998-01-01➕BLEWETT, Barbara Gay appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-31➖ALLEN, Rosalind resignedsecretary
- 1995-10-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
- 1990-01-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: T S B Bank PLC
- 1990-01-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: T S B Bank PLC
- 1990-01-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: T S B Bank PLC
- 1939-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BURLINGTON FARMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ivor Allen Gibson Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.CHANDLER (BEDFORD) LIMITED→ 02040024 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| A.M. EQUESTRIAN SERVICES LIMITED→ 16568452 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATN FARMS LIMITED→ 10253034 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AVENUE FARM HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16417325 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AZS EVENTING LTD→ 14308467 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEDFORDIA FARMS LIMITED→ 00607130 · est 1958 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
| BRICE EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 13947782 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRICKHILL TREE PLANTING LTD→ 15789898 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRIDGE FARM (WYMINGTON) LTD→ 09127637 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HONEY COMPANY LTD→ 12660450 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BUCKS HORSE BOX HIRE LTD→ 11242156 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| C & P BIRD BROS. LIMITED→ 01333687 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1939-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Bell Farm
Colesden
Bedford
MK44 3DB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
Active
GIBSON, Laura Catherine→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-03-24
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GIBSON, Ross Alexander→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-12-19
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REYNOLDS, Emily Rose→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-12-19
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ALLEN, Rosalind→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-12-31
BLEWETT, Barbara Gay→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2017-06-28
BROADHURST, Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-06-28 · resigned 2023-11-21
GIBSON, Jill Diana→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2016-12-12
GIBSON, Nigel Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 2015-05-15
GIBSON, Roy Allen→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 2000-04-26
GIBSON, Victor Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 2013-01-11
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/10/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | T S B Bank T S B Bank PLC | Legal charge registered pursuant to an order of court dated 26/4/90 | 1 property | 24/01/1990 | — | |
| satisfied | T S B Bank T S B Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/01/1990 | 05/01/2001 | |
| outstanding | T S B Bank T S B Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/01/1990 | — |
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Recent filings (118 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-12
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19