BLETCHLEY TURF COMPANY LIMITED

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00705477 · ltd · incorporated 1961-10-12
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£487.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01290
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £487,841
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,541 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£254k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£488k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£510k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£106k£211k£317k£423k£528kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£550.7k£580.9k
Current assets£510.3k£493.1k
Cash£254.0k£286.0k
Debtors£98.8k£81.0k
Net assets£487.8k£528.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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  3. 2024-03-08
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  4. 2023-08-24
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  5. 2023-04-12
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  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-26
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  8. 2020-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-16
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    AUSTIN, Andrea appointed
    secretary
  11. 2018-07-16
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2018-07-05
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  13. 2018-05-03
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  14. 2018-02-09
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-02-08
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    AUSTIN, Terry Ann resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-02-08
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    AUSTIN, Terry Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2018-02-08
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-06-14
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-20
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    AUSTIN, Joe Daniel resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-21
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    AUSTIN, Roy David appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-21
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Joe Daniel appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-04
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Derek resigned
    director
  23. 2011-04-06
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Roy David resigned
    director
  24. 1998-07-11
    ➖
    FISHER, Violet resigned
    director
  25. 1961-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BLETCHLEY TURF COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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

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
Mr Roy David Austin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Terry Ann Austinceased 03/05/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1961-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01290 — SIC 01290

Registered office

Burnell Farm
Drayton Road
Stoke Hammond Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK17 0ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

AUSTIN, Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTIN, Roy David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-03-21
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Active
AUSTIN, Terry Ann→
secretary · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned
AUSTIN, Derek→
director · ~87y · resigned 2013-03-04
Resigned
AUSTIN, Joe Daniel→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-03-21 · resigned 2016-10-20
Resigned
AUSTIN, Roy David→
director · ~64y · resigned 2011-04-06
Resigned
AUSTIN, Terry Ann→
director · ~86y · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned
FISHER, Violet→
director · ~95y · resigned 1998-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

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2026-03-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
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2025-03-14
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2024-12-23
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accounts · AA
2024-03-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06