BROOKHOUSE FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01594932 · ltd · incorporated 1981-11-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£155.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £155,563
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£156k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£111k
↑ 105% 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 | £512.1k | £500.4k |
| Current assets | £111.0k | £54.1k |
| Net assets | £155.6k | £132.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕HOWARD, Rachel Frances appointeddirector
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-04-08➖HOWARD, David George resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-08➖HOWARD, David George resigneddirector
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-08➕HOWARD, Russell David George appointeddirector
- 2015-10-08➖HOWARD, Susan Jane resigneddirector
- 1992-01-22➖HOWARD, Marianne Joy resigneddirector
- 1992-01-22➕HOWARD, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 1981-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOKHOUSE FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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
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 Russell David George Howard Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 08/04/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David George Howardceased 08/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A R LEWIS TREECARE LTD→ 15695540 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHWOOD HOUSE FARMING AND RENTAL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→ 16534424 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAYLIS FARMING LIMITED→ 11810511 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BEMAND WATER ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16376669 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BIOGROW LIMITED→ 12025572 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BIOLOGIC DESIGN LIMITED→ 03725542 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| BONTERRE CIC→ 09051053 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BRANSFORD GARDEN PLANTS LIMITED→ 00686208 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| BROADWAY LIVERIES LIMITED→ 12060793 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BROTHERTON EQUINE LTD→ 14694371 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BUCKET FARM LTD→ 16936614 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCKLESTONES LTD→ 11081418 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
Brookhouse Farm Shernal Green
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 7JS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HOWARD, Rachel Frances→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-01-01
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HOWARD, Russell David George→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-10-08
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HOWARD, David George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2018-04-08
HOWARD, David George→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2018-04-08
HOWARD, Marianne Joy→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1992-01-22
HOWARD, Susan Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1992-01-22 · resigned 2015-10-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05