BLYTH FARM SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01712481 · ltd · incorporated 1983-04-06
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
£597.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01610Support activities for crop production
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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 £596,970
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,763 YoY
Cash YoY
+529%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£335k
↑ 529% YoY
Net Worth
£597k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£358k
↓ 47% 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 | £626.9k | £685.8k |
| Current assets | £357.7k | £680.0k |
| Cash | £335.3k | £53.3k |
| Debtors | £21.5k | £540.6k |
| Net assets | £597.0k | £667.7k |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1983-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BLYTH FARM SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lorna Jane Templeton Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John David Templeton Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Poplar Tree Farm
Carr Lane Blyton
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 3LJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24