HORTON HOUSE FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00692758 · ltd · incorporated 1961-05-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £1.76M |
| Current assets | — | £775.1k |
| Debtors | — | £102.1k |
| Net assets | — | £1.16M |
| Average employees | 400 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-10-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-02-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-02-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04➕RIDER, Rachael Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-11-01➕RIDER, Rachael Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-31➖RIDER, Carol Mary resignedsecretary
- 1999-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1998-01-01➕RIDER, Jonathan Spencer appointeddirector
- 1998-01-01➖RIDER, Carol Mary resigneddirector
- 1998-01-01➖RIDER, Jeremy Clifford resigneddirector
- 1961-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs HORTON HOUSE FARM LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Spencer Rider Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rachael Elizabeth Rider Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Horton House,
Devizes,
Wilts
SN10 3LX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
RIDER, Rachael Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIDER, Jonathan Spencer→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-01-01
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RIDER, Rachael Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIDER, Carol Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-10-31
RIDER, Carol Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1998-01-01
RIDER, Jeremy Clifford→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1998-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/03/1999 | 13/01/2020 |
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-03