BLUEHOUSE FARM (PITSEA) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00735760 · ltd · incorporated 1962-09-19
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 63.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 63.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
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 Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-21➖HATTON, Joyce resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-21➖HATTON, Joyce resigneddirector
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-04➕HATTON, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01➖HATTON, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1962-10-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Westminster Bank LTD.
- 1962-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEHOUSE FARM (PITSEA) LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard James Hatton Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/12/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Joyce Hattonceased 21/07/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Robert James Hattonceased 01/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1962-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
12 Helmet Row
London
EC1V 3QJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
HATTON, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HATTON, Joyce→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2024-07-21
HATTON, Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2024-07-21
HATTON, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2020-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Westminster Bank . Westminster Bank LTD. | Charge | 1 property | 04/10/1962 | 22/10/2013 |
Recent filings (98 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06