BETTS FARM & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01356305 · ltd · incorporated 1978-03-08
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41100Development of building projects
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,033
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£34k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£9k-£489£8k£17k£25k£34kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-7.6k£4.3k
Current assets£33.7k£25.7k
Cash£33.6k£25.4k
Debtors£100£350
Net assets£-9.0k£-7.1k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
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  5. 2023-12-14
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-14
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-12-13
    ➖
    BETTS, Penelope Mary resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-12-13
    ➖
    BETTS, Penelope Mary resigned
    director
  9. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-26
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  12. 2019-12-16
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  13. 2018-12-28
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  14. 2017-12-28
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  15. 2016-08-05
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  16. 2016-01-03
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  17. 2015-11-28
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  18. 2005-12-20
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    BETTS, Nigel Groome resigned
    director
  19. 2002-12-30
    ➕
    BETTS, Nigel Groome appointed
    director
  20. 2000-12-16
    ➕
    BETTS, Matthew Huntley appointed
    director
  21. 2000-12-16
    ➖
    BETTS, Nigel Groome resigned
    director
  22. 1995-12-31
    ➖
    BETTS, Ellen Maude resigned
    director
  23. 1995-12-31
    ➕
    BETTS, Nigel Groome appointed
    director
  24. 1994-12-31
    ➕
    BETTS, Penelope Mary appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-12-31
    ➖
    CARROLL, Martin, Dr resigned
    secretary
  26. 1994-12-31
    ➕
    BETTS, Ellen Maude appointed
    director
  27. 1978-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BETTS FARM & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BETTS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Huntley Betts
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1978-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Mews House Office The Street
Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BETTS, Matthew Huntley→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-12-16
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Active
BETTS, Penelope Mary→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-31 · resigned 2023-12-13
Resigned
CARROLL, Martin, Dr→
secretary · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
BETTS, Ellen Maude→
director · ~118y · appointed 1994-12-31 · resigned 1995-12-31
Resigned
BETTS, Nigel Groome→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-12-30 · resigned 2005-12-20
Resigned
BETTS, Nigel Groome→
director · ~78y · appointed 1995-12-31 · resigned 2000-12-16
Resigned
BETTS, Penelope Mary→
director · ~75y · resigned 2023-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26