J.R.GRIFFIN & SONS(BULKINGTON)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00420754 · ltd · incorporated 1946-10-03
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 56.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 56.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-16
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-05-01
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    GRIFFIN, Anthony Mark appointed
    director
  10. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-03-30
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2006-11-17
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2006-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #5
  20. 2006-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  21. 2006-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2006-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2003-11-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 1997-09-04
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 1995-06-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 1990-03-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1990-03-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1970-01-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD
  29. 1946-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As J.R.GRIFFIN & SONS(BULKINGTON)LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRIFFIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Wayne Griffin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1946-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Ashatch Farm
Mill Lane Bulkington
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 1SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

GRIFFIN, Doreen Maud→
secretary
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Active
GRIFFIN, Andrew Wayne→
director · ~66y
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Active
GRIFFIN, Anthony Mark→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-05-01
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Active
GRIFFIN, Doreen Maud→
director · ~92y
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/03/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/11/2006—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property04/09/199727/06/2006
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/06/199527/06/2006
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/03/199027/06/2006
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/03/199027/06/2006
satisfied
The Agricultural Mortgage Corp
The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD
Legal charge1 property16/01/197007/11/2003
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Recent filings (108 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-02