BMR FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01681209 · ltd · incorporated 1982-11-24
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
94 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2025-04-29
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-02
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    WATSON, James Samuel appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-02
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    PENSER, Nils Wilhelm Erik resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-29
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  8. 2023-07-18
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  9. 2022-07-14
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  10. 2021-07-15
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  11. 2020-07-29
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  12. 2019-08-02
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  13. 2018-07-16
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  14. 2017-08-25
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  15. 2016-08-24
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  16. 2016-04-25
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  17. 2015-08-25
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  18. 2015-04-27
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  19. 2003-05-13
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    SALMON, Richard Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-05-13
    ➕
    SALMON, Richard Kenneth appointed
    director
  21. 2003-05-13
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    MAWLE, Cherry Joan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-05-13
    ➖
    MAWLE, Cherry Joan resigned
    director
  23. 2003-05-13
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    MAWLE, William Ernest resigned
    director
  24. 2003-05-13
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    PENSER, Nils Wilhelm Erik appointed
    director
  25. 1982-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BMR FARMING LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Kenneth Salmon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Janet Salmonceased 01/11/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated1982-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Upper Farm
Woolstone
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SALMON, Richard Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-13
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Active
SALMON, Richard Kenneth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-05-13
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Active
WATSON, James Samuel→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-04-02
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Active
MAWLE, Cherry Joan→
secretary · resigned 2003-05-13
Resigned
MAWLE, Cherry Joan→
director · ~78y · resigned 2003-05-13
Resigned
MAWLE, William Ernest→
director · ~78y · resigned 2003-05-13
Resigned
PENSER, Nils Wilhelm Erik→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-05-13 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30