BRITISH HORSE FEEDS B.H.F. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01509752 · ltd · incorporated 1980-07-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,125

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£225£450£675£900£1kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.1k£1.1k
Current assets£1.1k£1.1k
Net assets£1.1k£1.1k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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  2. 2025-01-28
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2023-02-21
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  5. 2022-06-15
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  6. 2021-02-23
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  7. 2021-02-23
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  8. 2020-02-24
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  9. 2019-02-01
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  10. 2017-12-01
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  11. 2017-01-03
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  12. 2016-04-20
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  13. 2015-12-22
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  14. 2015-04-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-04-07
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    I'ANSON, Christopher John appointed
    director
  17. 2005-11-09
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    I'ANSON, William Edward appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    I'ANSON, William Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2005-11-09
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    DOLLIN, Sylvia Mary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-11-09
    ➖
    DOLLIN, Peter George resigned
    director
  21. 1996-09-01
    ➕
    DOLLIN, Sylvia Mary appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-09-01
    ➕
    DOLLIN, Peter George appointed
    director
  23. 1996-08-31
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    FRAPE, David Lawrence, Doctor resigned
    secretary
  24. 1996-08-31
    ➖
    FRAPE, David Lawrence, Doctor resigned
    director
  25. 1996-08-31
    ➖
    SKILLINGS, David resigned
    director
  26. 1995-03-31
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    FRAPE, David Lawrence, Doctor appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-03-31
    ➖
    SAY, Michael resigned
    secretary
  28. 1995-03-31
    ➖
    SAY, Michael resigned
    director
  29. 1991-06-30
    ➖
    BUCKLEY, David William John resigned
    director
  30. 1980-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BRITISH HORSE FEEDS B.H.F. LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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.)

Group structure

I'Anson Bros Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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I'Anson Bros Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BRITISH HORSE FEEDS B.H.F. LIMITED
This company · 01509752

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
I'Anson Bros Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1980-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Mill Thorpe Road
Masham
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 4JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

I'ANSON, William Edward→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
I'ANSON, Christopher John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
I'ANSON, William Edward→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOLLIN, Sylvia Mary→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-01 · resigned 2005-11-09
Resigned
FRAPE, David Lawrence, Doctor→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 1996-08-31
Resigned
SAY, Michael→
secretary · resigned 1995-03-31
Resigned
BUCKLEY, David William John→
director · ~97y · resigned 1991-06-30
Resigned
DOLLIN, Peter George→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-09-01 · resigned 2005-11-09
Resigned
FRAPE, David Lawrence, Doctor→
director · ~97y · resigned 1996-08-31
Resigned
SAY, Michael→
director · ~93y · resigned 1995-03-31
Resigned
SKILLINGS, David→
director · ~93y · resigned 1996-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-24