BLENHEIM FARMING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01407343 · ltd · incorporated 1979-01-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 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
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
136 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,007
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£20k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.0k | £20.0k |
| Current assets | £20.0k | £20.0k |
| Net assets | £20.0k | £20.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-01➖FERNANDES, Ingrid Connie resigneddirector
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-06-05📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2023-06-05📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-26➕FERNANDES, Ingrid Connie appointeddirector
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-06-16➖THOMPSON, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2017-02-13➕SPARE, Stephen James appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-13➕CARTER, Heather Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2017-02-13➕FILE, Roger Leslie appointeddirector
- 2017-02-13➕HARE, Dominic Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-02-13➖HARE, Dominic Michael resignedsecretary
- 2016-12-30➖HOY, John Francis Dudley resigneddirector
- 2003-12-10➕HARE, Dominic Michael appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-10➖TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-23➖GRAY, David Andrew resigneddirector
- 2003-05-23➕HOY, John Francis Dudley appointeddirector
- 1999-06-15➕GRAY, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 1999-06-07➖BARTER, Timothy Bruce resigneddirector
- 1998-06-30➕BARTER, Timothy Bruce appointeddirector
- 1998-06-29➖EVERETT, Philip Brian resignedsecretary
- 1998-06-29➕TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-06-29➖EVERETT, Philip Brian resigneddirector
- 1996-07-01➖CRAIG, Roderick John resigneddirector
- 1996-07-01➕EVERETT, Philip Brian appointeddirector
- 1996-07-01➖SPENCER CHURCHILL, John George Vanderbilt Henry, His Grace The Duke Of Marlborough resigneddirector
- 1996-03-07➖COLLINS, Arthur James Robert, Sir resigneddirector
- 1996-03-07➕THOMPSON, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 1993-07-08➖SPENCER CHURCHILL, Charles James, Marquis Of Blandford resigneddirector
- 1979-01-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BLENHEIM FARMING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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.)
Group structure
5 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️ultimate parent
Vanbrugh Trustees No.2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
🏛️ultimate parent
Vanbrugh Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
🏛️ultimate parent
Blenheim Trustee Company No. 1 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
🏛️ultimate parent
Blenheim Trustee Company No. 2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
🏛️ultimate parent
Vanbrugh Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLENHEIM FARMING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
This company · 01407343
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vanbrugh Trustees No.2 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
Vanbrugh Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
Blenheim Trustee Company No. 1 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 31/03/2021 |
Blenheim Trustee Company No. 2 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 31/03/2021 |
Vanbrugh Management Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 31/03/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Blenheim Trustee Company No 1 Ltdceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Blenheim Trustee Company No 2 Ltdceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.G. HEDGES (FARMS) LIMITED→ 00751290 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | — | — |
| ANDREW MUNNS TREE SURGERY LTD→ 12734943 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARBUK LIMITED→ 09577025 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ASTHALL WILD CIC→ 15080369 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ATLAS AUTOMATED SERVICES LTD→ 15854814 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| B J & S WALLIS LIMITED→ 02310306 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| B.BUCKINGHAM AND SONS LIMITED→ 01007213 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 55y | — | — |
| BD THOROUGHBREDS LTD→ 17034238 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUE CANDI LAB LONDON LTD→ 11258535 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BLUE MONKEY TRIBE LTD→ 12423573 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
The Estate Office
Blenheim Palace
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1PP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01
Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)
SPARE, Stephen James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-02-13
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CARTER, Heather Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-13
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FILE, Roger Leslie→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-02-13
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HARE, Dominic Michael→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-02-13
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EVERETT, Philip Brian→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-06-29
HARE, Dominic Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-10 · resigned 2017-02-13
TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-06-29 · resigned 2003-12-10
BARTER, Timothy Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 1999-06-07
COLLINS, Arthur James Robert, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~115y · resigned 1996-03-07
CRAIG, Roderick John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1996-07-01
EVERETT, Philip Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1998-06-29
FERNANDES, Ingrid Connie→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-05-26 · resigned 2025-01-01
GRAY, David Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2003-05-23
HOY, John Francis Dudley→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2016-12-30
SPENCER CHURCHILL, Charles James, Marquis Of Blandford→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 1993-07-08
SPENCER CHURCHILL, John George Vanderbilt Henry, His Grace The Duke Of Marlborough→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 1996-07-01
THOMPSON, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1996-03-07 · resigned 2017-06-16
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Recent filings (136 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-23
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-06-05
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-06-05