BARBARA HEYES LAND IMPROVEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03124528 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£996.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £996,791
Cash YoY
+48%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£73k
↑ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£997k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£335k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.13M | £1.14M |
| Current assets | £335.3k | £302.7k |
| Cash | £72.5k | £48.9k |
| Debtors | £18.5k | £19.3k |
| Net assets | £996.8k | £989.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-17📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-04-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-22➕HEYES, George William appointeddirector
- 2022-07-22➕HEYES JNR, James appointeddirector
- 2022-07-09➖HEYES, James resigneddirector
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-12-03➕HEYES, James appointeddirector
- 2003-04-12➖HEYES, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2001-07-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2001-07-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1998-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Capital Bank PLC
- 1995-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BARBARA HEYES LAND IMPROVEMENT LIMITED
- 1995-11-10➕SEPHTON, Elizabeth Sarah appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-10➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-11-10➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-11-10➕HEYES, Barbara appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HEYES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
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 68. 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 30 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Heyes Jnr Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr George William Heyes Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Sephton Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Heyes Snrceased 09/07/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Mossborough Bungalow Mossborough Hall Lane
Rainford
St. Helens
Merseyside
WA11 7JE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SEPHTON, Elizabeth Sarah→
Activesecretary · appointed 1995-11-10
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HEYES, George William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-07-22
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HEYES JNR, James→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-07-22
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-10 · resigned 1995-11-10
HEYES, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1995-11-10 · resigned 2003-04-12
HEYES, James→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2003-12-03 · resigned 2022-07-09
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 2 properties | 30/07/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/07/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Capital Bank Capital Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 28/05/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-17
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17