BRIDGE HOUSE FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00617209 · ltd · incorporated 1958-12-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01460SIC 01460
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees262300

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  3. 2025-07-07
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  4. 2025-07-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2025-07-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-07-01
    THOMPSON, Keith resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-07-01
    THOMPSON, Keith resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-01
    THOMPSON, Robin Underwood resigned
    director
  9. 2025-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-07-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-07-01
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-07-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2025-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2025-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-07-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-05-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2020-04-01
    THOMPSON, Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2008-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1958-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGE HOUSE FARM LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: THOMPSON, Keith resigned 2025-07-01; THOMPSON, Keith resigned 2025-07-01; THOMPSON, Robin Underwood resigned 2025-07-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robin Underwood Thompsonceased 01/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Keith Thompsonceased 01/07/2025· 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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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1958-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Murcott
Long Buckby
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 7QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THOMPSON, Charles
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-04-01
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Active
THOMPSON, Keith
secretary · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Keith
director · ~64y · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Robin Underwood
director · ~68y · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/04/2008
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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-13
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21