F. H. PULLIN & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02153348 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-07
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-292024-09-29
Average employees101000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #4
  5. 2024-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2023-10-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  11. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2022-10-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2022-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-07-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2022-02-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
  19. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-07-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2019-06-30
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    PULLIN, George Heywood appointed
    director
  23. 2019-06-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  24. 2016-10-30
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    PULLIN, John Heywood resigned
    director
  25. 2016-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  26. 2011-11-30
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    PULLIN, Caroline Amelia appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-11-30
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    PULLIN, Francis Stephen resigned
    secretary
  28. 2010-07-19
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    PULLIN, Clive Heywood appointed
    director
  29. 2007-03-27
    ➖
    PULLIN, Clive Heywood resigned
    director
  30. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    PULLIN, Clive Heywood appointed
    director
  31. 1997-07-01
    ➖
    PULLIN, Francis Stephen resigned
    director
  32. 1987-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As F. H. PULLIN & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PULLIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Caroline Amelia Pullin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest29/06/2018
Mr Michael Peter Anthistle
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest · firm interest29/06/2018
Mr Clive Heywood Pullin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Clive Heywood Pullinceased 30/06/2016· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Moreton House
31 High Street
Buckingham
Bucks
MK18 1NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PULLIN, Caroline Amelia→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-30
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Active
PULLIN, Clive Heywood→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-07-19
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Active
PULLIN, George Heywood→
director · ~28y · appointed 2019-06-30
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Active
PULLIN, Francis Stephen→
secretary · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
PULLIN, Clive Heywood→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2007-03-27
Resigned
PULLIN, Francis Stephen→
director · ~101y · resigned 1997-07-01
Resigned
PULLIN, John Heywood→
director · ~96y · resigned 2016-10-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/10/202315/11/2024
outstanding
Oxbury Bank
Oxbury Bank PLC
A registered charge—22/02/2022—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/06/201917/10/2022
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge1 property24/10/2016—
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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19