VELCOURT SPRINGHILL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00459261 · ltd · incorporated 1948-09-28
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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 with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 43.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 43/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-05➕SCOTT, Jason Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-05➕SCOTT, Jason Matthew appointeddirector
- 2024-09-05➖LAWSON, Andrew Peter resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-05➖LAWSON, Andrew Peter resigneddirector
- 2024-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-10-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-29➕LAWSON, Andrew Peter appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-29➖TEAGUE, David Robert resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06➕LAWSON, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-07-06➖TEAGUE, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-04➕TEAGUE, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-10-03➖MALIM, Robin Hilary Beaumont resigneddirector
- 2011-06-06🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Robert Arthur Thomas Kings and Rosemary Ann Kings and J.A.S. Investments Limited
- 2011-06-06🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Welbeck Strategic Land LLP
- 2007-08-18🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2004-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2004-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2004-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2004-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-02-20🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-05-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1999-12-31➖DAWES, Howard Anthony Leigh resigneddirector
- 1995-08-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-12-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-09-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-02-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1948-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs VELCOURT SPRINGHILL LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
Stokes Bomford (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Stokes Bomford (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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VELCOURT SPRINGHILL LIMITED
This company · 00459261
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stokes Bomford (Holdings) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1948-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Orchard House
Phocle Green Business Park
Ross-On-Wye
HR9 7XU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
SCOTT, Jason Matthew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-09-05
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SCOTT, Jason Matthew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-09-05
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Active
LAWSON, Andrew Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-09-29 · resigned 2024-09-05
TEAGUE, David Robert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2023-09-29
DAWES, Howard Anthony Leigh→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1999-12-31
LAWSON, Andrew Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-07-06 · resigned 2024-09-05
MALIM, Robin Hilary Beaumont→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2013-10-03
TEAGUE, David Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-10-04 · resigned 2023-07-06
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Robert Arthur Thomas Kings and Rosemary Ann Kings and J.A.S. Investments Robert Arthur Thomas Kings and Rosemary Ann Kings and J.A.S. Investments Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/06/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Welbeck Strategic Land Welbeck Strategic Land LLP | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/06/2011 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/02/2003 | 18/08/2007 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/05/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/08/1995 | 18/03/2004 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/12/1988 | 18/03/2004 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/09/1988 | 18/03/2004 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/02/1983 | 18/03/2004 |
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Recent filings (111 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10