BODRHYDDAN FARMING COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive
00559920 · ltd · incorporated 1956-01-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 52.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 52.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 52.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees4400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-12-20
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  3. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  6. 2023-08-30
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-08-30
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    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  14. 2019-11-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2018-11-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2018-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-12
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    LANGFORD, The Lord, Col resigned
    director
  20. 2016-10-01
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    ROWLEY-CONWY, Thomas Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 1996-12-01
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    ROWLEY-CONWY, Owain Grenville, The Hon appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-12-01
    ➖
    LLOYD, John Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  23. 1996-01-14
    ➖
    LLOYD, John Geoffrey resigned
    director
  24. 1993-11-11
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    WILLIAMS, Robert David resigned
    director
  25. 1973-10-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank
  26. 1956-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BODRHYDDAN FARMING COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 70 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Hon Owain Grenville Rowley-Conwy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lord Langfordceased 08/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1956-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Bodrhyddan
Rhuddlan
Clwyd
LL18 5SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ROWLEY-CONWY, Owain Grenville, The Hon→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-01
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Active
ROWLEY-CONWY, Owain Grenville, The Hon→
director · ~68y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWLEY-CONWY, Thomas Alexander→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LLOYD, John Geoffrey→
secretary · resigned 1996-12-01
Resigned
LANGFORD, The Lord, Col→
director · ~114y · resigned 2017-11-12
Resigned
LLOYD, John Geoffrey→
director · ~103y · resigned 1996-01-14
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Robert David→
director · ~74y · resigned 1993-11-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Mortgage1 property12/10/197320/11/2018

Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09