BERNARD RIGHTON & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00714423 · 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 63.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£56.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 93). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 63.3y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 63.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £56,473

Cash YoY

+52%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£99k

↑ 52% YoY

Net Worth

£56k

↑ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£138k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£56.5k	£50.0k
Current assets	£137.6k	£114.5k
Cash	£99.0k	£65.2k
Debtors	£6.9k	£309
Net assets	£56.5k	£50.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
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officers · AP01
2023-02-16
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officers · AP01
2023-02-16
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officers · AP01
2023-01-04
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KEYTE, Helen appointed
director
2023-01-04
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RIGHTON, Joanna appointed
director
2023-01-04
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RIGHTON, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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capital · SH01
2022-04-20
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officers · TM01
2022-04-19
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RIGHTON, Ruth resigned
director
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2003-10-23
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RIGHTON, Christopher Patrick appointed
director
2000-08-31
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RIGHTON, Christopher Patrick appointed
secretary
2000-08-31
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RIGHTON, Ruth resigned
secretary
2000-08-31
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RIGHTON, Christopher Patrick resigned
director
2000-06-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2000-06-21
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Charge satisfied #1
1992-08-01
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RIGHTON, Roger resigned
secretary
1992-08-01
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RIGHTON, Ruth appointed
secretary
1992-08-01
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RIGHTON, Roger resigned
director
1992-08-01
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RIGHTON, Ruth appointed
director
1986-01-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1963-03-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1962-02-05
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Company incorporated
As BERNARD RIGHTON & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RIGHTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Patrick Righton Individual · British · DOB 07/1933 · age 93	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1962-02-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

The Barn House

Ebrington

Chipping Campden

Glos.

GL55 6LH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-17