HILDRED FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00818343 · ltd · incorporated 1964-09-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 65.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 65.9 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.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
96 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,300,254
Cash YoY
+491%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£36k
↑ 491% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£578k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.46M | £1.46M |
| Current assets | £578.0k | £568.0k |
| Cash | £36.5k | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £541.6k | £561.8k |
| Net assets | £1.30M | £1.30M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2016-09-06📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1998-06-09🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1998-04-27➕MERSON, Kit appointedsecretary
- 1998-04-27➖HILDRED, Naida Mary resignedsecretary
- 1998-04-27➖HILDRED, David John resigneddirector
- 1998-04-27➖HILDRED, Naida Mary resigneddirector
- 1997-11-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1996-10-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1994-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1994-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1978-12-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lands Improvement Company
- 1964-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs HILDRED FARMS LIMITED
- 1960-08-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Limited
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HILDRED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Guy Hildred Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr George Hildred Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kit Merson Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANDSMOOTH FARM LTD→ 15772262 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Icknield Farm
Ipsden
Wallingford
Oxon
OX10 6AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
Active
HILDRED, Naida Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-04-27
HILDRED, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 1998-04-27
HILDRED, Naida Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 1998-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 19/11/1997 | 09/06/1998 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 5 properties | 30/10/1996 | — | |
| satisfied | Lands Improvement Company | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/12/1978 | 06/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/1960 | 06/04/1994 |
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Recent filings (96 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27