MOBILE SEEDS (BORDERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00961935 · ltd · incorporated 1969-09-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 47.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£1.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 47.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 47.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,373,783
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£400k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£278k£557k£835k£1.1m£1.4mApr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Total assets£1.40M£1.21M
Current assets£1.39M£705.6k
Cash£400.1k£376.5k
Debtors£835.7k£219.7k
Net assets£1.37M£1.18M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-05-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-05-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-03-12
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    BAKER, Wendy Jayne appointed
    director
  7. 2025-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-06
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  10. 2023-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2021-10-06
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2019-10-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2018-03-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2018-03-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2007-11-29
    ➕
    BAKER, Wendy Jayne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-11-29
    ➖
    BAKER, Jean resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-11-29
    ➖
    BAKER, Jean resigned
    director
  27. 2007-11-29
    ➖
    BAKER, Peter David John resigned
    director
  28. 1996-01-01
    ➕
    BAKER, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  29. 1986-07-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1979-07-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1969-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As MOBILE SEEDS (BORDERS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BAKER, Wendy Jayne (same surname) appointed 2025-03-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Redhill Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Redhill Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MOBILE SEEDS (BORDERS) LIMITED
This company · 00961935

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Redhill Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Robert Bakerceased 25/01/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1969-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Redhill View, Village Farm
Buildings, Sheriffhales
Shifnal
Shropshire
TF11 8RD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BAKER, Wendy Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Paul Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Wendy Jayne→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Jean→
secretary · resigned 2007-11-29
Resigned
BAKER, Jean→
director · ~96y · resigned 2007-11-29
Resigned
BAKER, Peter David John→
director · ~99y · resigned 2007-11-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties11/10/201906/10/2021
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property28/07/198605/03/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/07/197905/03/2018

Recent filings (109 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19