BROWN BANK (FARMERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01380799 · ltd · incorporated 1978-07-27

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01450

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	100	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-27
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
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DAWSON, Sarah-Jane appointed
secretary
2024-05-20
➕
DAWSON, Sarah-Jane appointed
director
2024-03-14
➖
DAWSON, Francis Reginald, Executors Of resigned
secretary
2024-03-14
➖
DAWSON, Francis Reginald, Executors Of resigned
director
2023-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-06-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-01-14
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PATRICK, Hamish Robjohn appointed
director
2009-05-31
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EGGLESTON, Ronald David resigned
director
1993-02-01
➕
DAWSON, Francis Reginald, Executors Of appointed
secretary
1993-02-01
➖
DAWSON, Shirley resigned
secretary
1993-02-01
➖
DAWSON, Shirley resigned
director
1978-07-27
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Company incorporated
As BROWN BANK (FARMERS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah-Jane Dawson Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	22/12/2018
Mrs Shirley Dawson Individual · British · DOB 02/1938 · age 88	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	22/12/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Executors Of Francis Reginald Dawsonceased 14/03/2024· board control · trust interest

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

Incorporated1978-07-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

Winyates

Hartwith

Harrogate

HG3 3EX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-08

Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DAWSON, Sarah-Jane→

secretary · appointed 2024-05-20

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Active

DAWSON, Sarah-Jane→

director · ~61y · appointed 2024-05-20

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Active

PATRICK, Hamish Robjohn→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-01-14

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Active

DAWSON, Francis Reginald, Executors Of→

secretary · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 2024-03-14

Resigned

DAWSON, Shirley→

secretary · resigned 1993-02-01

Resigned

DAWSON, Francis Reginald, Executors Of→

director · ~87y · resigned 2024-03-14

Resigned

DAWSON, Shirley→

director · ~88y · resigned 1993-02-01

Resigned

EGGLESTON, Ronald David→

director · ~82y · resigned 2009-05-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-05-27

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-05-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-05-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-05-22

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-05-21

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-05-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-05