BROOK FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00471736 · ltd · incorporated 1949-08-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 93). 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
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 76.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 76.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
119 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,207,482
Net assets shrinking
Down £122,995 YoY
Cash YoY
+5330433%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£160k
↑ 5330433% YoY
Net Worth
£3.2m
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £159.9k | £3 |
| Net assets | £3.21M | £3.33M |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-16📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-24🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2019-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-01➕WATKINS, Adam Paul Jarvis appointeddirector
- 2019-05-01➖WATKINS, Nicola Sian resigneddirector
- 2019-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02➖REDSELL, Jill Eyre resigneddirector
- 2016-04-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2014-06-23➖RUDGARD-REDSELL, Stephanie Jane, Dr resigneddirector
- 2012-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-01-21➕RUDGARD-REDSELL, Stephanie Jane, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2012-01-21➖REDSELL, Anthony Edward resignedsecretary
- 2012-01-21➖JOHNSON, Margaret Rhoda resigneddirector
- 2012-01-21➕REDSELL, Jill Eyre appointeddirector
- 2012-01-21➕RUDGARD-REDSELL, Stephanie Jane, Dr appointeddirector
- 2012-01-21➕WATKINS, Nicola Sian appointeddirector
- 2007-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2006-09-04➖REDSELL, Hilda Margaret resigneddirector
- 1996-08-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1996-08-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1950-07-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1949-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOK FARMS 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 93 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 77 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1949-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Parsonage Farm Office
Nine Ash Lane Boughton-Under-Blean
Faversham
Kent
ME13 9SR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
RUDGARD-REDSELL, Stephanie Jane, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATKINS, Adam Paul Jarvis→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REDSELL, Anthony Edward→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2012-01-21
JOHNSON, Margaret Rhoda→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2012-01-21
REDSELL, Hilda Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~111y · resigned 2006-09-04
REDSELL, Jill Eyre→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2012-01-21 · resigned 2019-01-02
RUDGARD-REDSELL, Stephanie Jane, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-01-21 · resigned 2014-06-23
WATKINS, Nicola Sian→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-21 · resigned 2019-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/06/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/04/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/08/1996 | 03/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/08/1996 | 27/01/2012 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Deposit of deeds. | 1 property | 26/07/1950 | 27/01/2012 |
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Recent filings (119 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-03