CHAMBERLAYNE FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00788102 · ltd · incorporated 1964-01-16

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£3.37M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56302Public houses and bars
68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

23 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 62.3y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 62.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

23 charges (23/23 with lender, 23/23 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (8 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

147 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Few red 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 £3,367,847

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,446,983 YoY

Cash YoY

-29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£77k

↓ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£3.4m

↓ 30% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Cash	£77.1k	£108.9k
Net assets	£3.37M	£4.81M

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

• 3 mortgage

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-07-30
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mortgage · MR04
2026-07-30
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mortgage · MR04
2026-07-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-07-30
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Charge satisfied #22
2026-07-30
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Charge satisfied #21
2026-07-30
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Charge satisfied #18
2025-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
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DENNISS, Neil Michael appointed
secretary
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
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officers · AP01
2021-06-02
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officers · TM01
2021-05-20
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SPENCER, Florence Louise appointed
director
2021-05-18
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Luke Patrick resigned
director
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-14
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Gregory Eric appointed
director
2014-04-14
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Charge registered #23
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2013-03-09
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Charge satisfied #11
2012-10-11
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Mch Building Services
2012-09-27
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Ms Sian Jennings
2012-08-02
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Radis LTD
2011-02-16
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Charge registered #19
Lender: The Really Helpful Marketing Company LLP
2010-08-01
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Resolution Data Management
2007-01-10
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Robert Scott appointed
director
2004-07-22
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Charge satisfied #10
2004-03-09
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2004-01-13
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Charge satisfied #3
2004-01-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-01-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2002-10-18
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Robin Francis appointed
director
2002-01-09
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Charge satisfied #13
2000-05-07
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Francis John Frederick resigned
director
2000-03-17
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2000-02-01
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Humphrey John appointed
secretary
2000-02-01
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Francis John Frederick resigned
secretary
1994-03-14
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
1992-05-15
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1992-05-15
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1992-05-15
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1992-05-15
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1992-05-15
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company

Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAMBERLAYNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

10 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Humphrey John Chamberlayne Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest	16/10/2025
Mr Jeremy Rudge Chamberlayne Individual · British · DOB 07/1940 · age 86	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest	16/10/2025

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

Incorporated1964-01-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Maisemore Court Farm

Maisemore

Gloucester

GL2 8EY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17