BRUERN ENTERPRISES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01454379 · ltd · incorporated 1979-10-16
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01410SIC 01410
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-26➕ASTOR, Henry Waldorf appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-26➕ASTOR, Henry Waldorf appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26➖ASTOR, David Waldorf resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-26➖ASTOR, David Waldorf resigneddirector
- 2021-11-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-17➖ASTOR, Michael Ramon Langhorne resigneddirector
- 1979-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BRUERN ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Henry Waldorf Astor Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Waldorf Astorceased 06/12/2021· significant influence
- James Colonsay Langhorne Astorceased 06/12/2021· 75-100% voting
- Nicholas Francis Deeceased 06/12/2021· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARBUK LIMITED→ 09577025 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BD THOROUGHBREDS LTD→ 17034238 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURY'S TRANSPORT (MAXIM) LIMITED→ 00670038 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| CAPEL&CO LTD.→ 10961805 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CB INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (UK) LTD→ 13176737 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CHERWELL FARMING LIMITED→ 11201158 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CHESTERTON FARMING LIMITED→ 08781731 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CHIVEL FARM LIMITED→ 00876224 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| CHOICE GAME LTD→ 15517133 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHP EQUESTRIAN LIMITED→ 16770205 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTOPHER REA LTD→ 16188204 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHURCHILL FARM LIMITED→ 10712051 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Home Farm House
Bruern
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 6QF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ASTOR, Henry Waldorf→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-11-26
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ASTOR, Henry Waldorf→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-11-26
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ASTOR, David Waldorf→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-11-26
ASTOR, David Waldorf→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2021-11-26
ASTOR, Michael Ramon Langhorne→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2014-12-17
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-22