A C HULME AND SONS
🌳Matureactive
00803130 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1964-04-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. 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. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 61.3y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 61.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £5,024,242
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £5.02M |
| Average employees | 114 |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-01➕MILES, Henry Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-27➖HULME, Humphrey Langshaw resigneddirector
- 2023-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-13➕HULME, Louisa appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-13➖HULME, Edward Thornton resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-13➖HULME, Edward Thornton resigneddirector
- 2022-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-04➖HULME, Howard Timothy resigneddirector
- 2019-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-07-04➕HULME, Edward Thornton appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-04➖HULME, Howard Timothy resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-08➕HULME, Thomas Edwin appointeddirector
- 2013-11-08➕HULME, Edward Thornton appointeddirector
- 2009-12-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-04-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Peter George Richard Ashenden and Harvey Marston Strange Barrett
- 2008-04-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1997-11-24➖HULME, Arthur Cecil resigneddirector
- 1996-08-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1996-07-04➕HULME, Howard Timothy appointedsecretary
- 1996-07-04➖KNIGHT, Kathleen Joan resignedsecretary
- 1994-09-26➖HULME, Barbara resigneddirector
- 1985-02-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1965-02-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Martins Bank LTD
- 1964-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A C HULME AND SONS
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HULME" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
A C Hulme And Sons Farming Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A C Hulme And Sons Farming Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A C HULME AND SONS
This company · 00803130
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A C Hulme And Sons Farming Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2021 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter George Richard Ashendenceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares · trust interest
- Mr Harvey Marston Strange Barrettceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares · trust interest
- Mr Peter William Hawkesceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares · trust interest
- Mr Humphrey Langshaw Hulmeceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% voting
- Mr Howard Timothy Hulmeceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&A UK HOLDING LIMITED→ 06551666 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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| ABOUT TREES LTD→ 09321578 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACH FARMING LIMITED→ 12673857 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AGRI-STARR LIMITED→ 09990948 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BAD SEAS LIMITED→ 12923107 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BARNSOLE VINEYARD LIMITED→ 09153016 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BAXTER FARMS LIMITED→ 02508542 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| BEECOLOGY LTD→ 15630310 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BELLE ISLE FARMS LIMITED→ 06476071 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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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
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1964-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Brook Farm Staple Road
Wingham
Canterbury
Kent
CT3 1LP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
Active
HULME, Thomas Edwin→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILES, Henry Thomas→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HULME, Edward Thornton→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-04 · resigned 2022-09-13
HULME, Howard Timothy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-04 · resigned 2014-07-04
KNIGHT, Kathleen Joan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-07-04
HULME, Arthur Cecil→
Resigneddirector · ~118y · resigned 1997-11-24
HULME, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~115y · resigned 1994-09-26
HULME, Edward Thornton→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-08 · resigned 2022-09-13
HULME, Howard Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2019-09-04
HULME, Humphrey Langshaw→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2024-10-27
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Peter George Richard Ashenden and Harvey Marston Strange Barrett | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/04/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 3 properties | 14/04/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/08/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/02/1985 | — | |
| satisfied | Martins Bank Martins Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 12/02/1965 | 07/12/2009 |
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Recent filings (102 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-14