H.E. KINCH (THAMESLADE) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00726671 · ltd · incorporated 1962-06-12
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.36M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 51.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 51.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
133 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,356,328
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£149k
Net Worth
£6.4m
Current Assets
£615k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.33M | — |
| Current assets | £615.2k | — |
| Cash | £148.5k | — |
| Debtors | £274.3k | — |
| Net assets | £6.36M | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 6 mortgage
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2026-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2026-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-14➕KINCH, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-13➖KINCH, Basil Eric resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-12🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2015-03-02➕KINCH, Basil Eric appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-02➖KINCH, Jean Vera resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-01➖KINCH, Basil Eric resigneddirector
- 2006-05-01➖KINCH, Stuart Eric resigneddirector
- 2004-09-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Amc Bank Limited
- 1999-04-14➕KINCH, Anthony Basil appointeddirector
- 1999-04-14➕KINCH, Stuart Eric appointeddirector
- 1996-10-08🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Amc Bank Limited
- 1996-10-08🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Amc Bank Limited
- 1995-10-11➖KINCH, Gladys Hilda resignedsecretary
- 1995-10-11➕KINCH, Jean Vera appointedsecretary
- 1995-10-11➖KINCH, Gladys Hilda resigneddirector
- 1994-07-12➖KINCH, Harold Eric resigneddirector
- 1981-02-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1979-09-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD
- 1979-09-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD
- 1974-11-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD
- 1962-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs H.E. KINCH (THAMESLADE) LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KINCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Basil Eric Kinch Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 18/03/2018 |
Mr Anthony Basil Kinch Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD & ETAL FARMS 1994 LIMITED→ 02968719 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| H.H. ROBSON AND COMPANY→ SC034045 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| HAMISH MORISON POULTRY LIMITED→ SC424823 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| HIGHFIELD FARMING LIMITED→ 03525485 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| HJB EQUINE LTD→ 10333367 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| HOARDWEEL FARMING LIMITED→ 01370204 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| HUNTLAW LTD→ SC612340 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| J & T F MACFARLANE LIMITED→ SC137802 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| J DALTON & SON LIMITED→ 06621895 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| J LYON FORESTRY & GROUNDWORKS LTD→ SC761601 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| J NORMAN FORESTRY LTD→ SC699610 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1962-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Halidon House 17d Windmill Way West
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1TB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
Active
KINCH, Anthony Basil→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1999-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KINCH, Basil Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-02 · resigned 2026-01-13
KINCH, Gladys Hilda→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-10-11
KINCH, Jean Vera→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-10-11 · resigned 2015-03-02
KINCH, Basil Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2014-12-01
KINCH, Gladys Hilda→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · resigned 1995-10-11
KINCH, Harold Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1994-07-12
KINCH, Stuart Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2006-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/04/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Amc Bank Amc Bank Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/09/2004 | 06/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Amc Bank Amc Bank Limited | Collateral charge | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | 06/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Amc Bank Amc Bank Limited | Deed of transitional charge | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | 06/02/2026 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 03/02/1981 | — | |
| satisfied | The Agricultural Mortgage Corp The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD | Further charge | 1 property | 26/09/1979 | 06/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | The Agricultural Mortgage Corp The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/09/1979 | 06/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | The Agricultural Mortgage Corp The Agricultural Mortgage Corp LTD | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/11/1974 | 06/02/2026 |
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Recent filings (133 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12