BURTON AGNES STUD COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
🌳Matureactive
00714379 · ltd · incorporated 1962-02-05
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 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 50). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.3 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
6 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
121 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 8 | 800 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-17➖TEBBS, Owen Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24➖CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Elizabeth Susan, The Honourable resigneddirector
- 2019-12-31➖BETHELL, William Anthony resigneddirector
- 2019-10-18➖WRIGLEY, Nicholas Hugh Tremayne resigneddirector
- 2016-08-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-03-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-05-05➕WRIGLEY, Nicholas Hugh Tremayne appointeddirector
- 2010-07-28➕CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Simon Charles appointedsecretary
- 2010-07-28➕CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Olivia Claire appointeddirector
- 2010-07-28➖TEBBS, Owen Edward resignedsecretary
- 1995-07-05➕CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Simon Charles appointeddirector
- 1995-07-05➖CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Nicholas John, The Honourable resigneddirector
- 1994-11-29➕TEBBS, Owen Edward appointedsecretary
- 1994-11-29➖WILSON, Malcolm Ernest resignedsecretary
- 1962-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BURTON AGNES STUD COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
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 31 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 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
6 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Vicente Azais Arroyo Individual · Spanish · DOB 07/1931 · age 95 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 12/08/2022 |
Mr Oliver Luke Hoyle Hallam Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting · trust interest | 12/08/2022 |
Mr Tristan Haigh James Haddow Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting · trust interest | 12/08/2022 |
The Hon. James William Michael Willoughby Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting · trust interest | 12/08/2022 |
Mr Simon Charles Cunliffe-Lister Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/08/2022 |
Mrs Olivia Claire Cunliffe-Lister Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. T. PRODUCE LTD→ 05122505 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BETH NORMANDALE LTD→ 15107645 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BIRDSALL ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED→ 00228813 · est 1928 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
| BOGGLE FARM LIMITED→ 13001945 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOTTERILL FARMS LIMITED→ 09564775 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BRIDGE FARM YORKSHIRE LIMITED→ 14244525 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BROACHDALE BIRDS LIMITED→ 05355871 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BRUNSWICK ORGANIC NURSERIES LIMITED→ 02667067 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| BURN ROAD FISHERIES LTD→ 15730541 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BW FARMS LTD→ 12372524 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| C & E MANDALE LTD→ 12387804 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| C & I WADE LIMITED→ 06609928 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1962-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
The Estate Office
Burton Agnes
Driffield
Yorks
YO25 4NB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Simon Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Olivia Claire→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Simon Charles→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 1995-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEBBS, Owen Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 2010-07-28
WILSON, Malcolm Ernest→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-11-29
BETHELL, William Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2019-12-31
CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Elizabeth Susan, The Honourable→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2020-03-24
CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Nicholas John, The Honourable→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1995-07-05
TEBBS, Owen Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2021-02-17
WRIGLEY, Nicholas Hugh Tremayne→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2019-10-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/08/2016 | 20/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2016 | 20/04/2026 |
Recent filings (121 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17