BOURNE FARM (HALSTEAD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00470406 · ltd · incorporated 1949-07-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 59.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 02100SIC 02100
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 59.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 59.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
113 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.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-06-16🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-06-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-06-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-06-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-17➕SEED, Clare Lucy appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-01➕EDWARDS, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2022-03-02➕EDWARDS, Simon John appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-01➖EDWARDS, Andrew John resignedsecretary
- 2022-03-01➖EDWARDS, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 1998-02-10➖EDWARDS, Roger Slingsby resigneddirector
- 1967-12-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD
- 1967-06-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1967-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1949-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BOURNE FARM (HALSTEAD) 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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon John Edwards Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/10/2023 |
Mrs Clare Lucy Seed Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Diane Sarah Edwardsceased 26/10/2023· 50-75% shares
- Mr Andrew John Edwardsceased 07/06/2022· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APONIC LTD→ 09036120 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ARIO DOG LTD→ 16578448 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARK WINES LTD→ 15505604 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| BLACKWATER FISHING LIMITED→ 07187281 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BLAKES LAKES LIMITED→ 16676028 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRAISEWORTH ORCHARDS LIMITED→ 04305632 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| BRAMWELL & LLOYD LIMITED→ 00511872 · est 1952 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 73y | — | — |
| BRANWHITE FARMS LIMITED→ 00666765 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1949-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Bourne Farm
Oak Road
Halstead
CO9 1LX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
EDWARDS, Simon John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-03-02
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Active
EDWARDS, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-01
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SEED, Clare Lucy→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-11-17
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EDWARDS, Andrew John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-03-01
EDWARDS, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2022-03-01
EDWARDS, Roger Slingsby→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1998-02-10
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD | Further charge | 1 property | 08/12/1967 | 16/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/06/1967 | 16/06/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/06/1967 | 16/06/2026 |
Recent filings (113 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-19