BRITISH HONEY PRODUCERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03129766 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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  2. 2025-12-08
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    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-05-06
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  4. 2024-05-19
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  5. 2023-05-24
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  6. 2022-06-09
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  7. 2021-06-02
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  8. 2020-06-10
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  9. 2019-07-22
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  10. 2018-07-16
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  11. 2017-08-25
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  12. 2016-08-22
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  13. 2015-12-23
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  14. 2015-09-29
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2015-09-01
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    MARSHALL, Rebecca Gillian appointed
    director
  16. 2015-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-01
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    MARSHALL, Sheila Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-01-01
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    MARSHALL, Gerald Francis resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-12-01
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Sheila Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2003-11-30
    ➖
    STENHOUSE, Brian Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2003-11-30
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    WHENT, John Irvin resigned
    director
  22. 2000-11-30
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Gerald Francis appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-11-30
    ➖
    STENHOUSE, John Richard resigned
    secretary
  24. 1995-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BRITISH HONEY PRODUCERS LIMITED
  25. 1995-11-23
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Gerard Francis appointed
    director
  26. 1995-11-23
    ➕
    STENHOUSE, John Richard appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-11-23
    ➕
    STENHOUSE, Brian Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 1995-11-23
    ➕
    WHENT, John Irvin appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
Gerard Francis Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/11/2016
Sheila Margaret Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/11/2016
Mrs Rebecca Gillian Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
——board controlboard control23/11/2016

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
Incorporated1995-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

C/O Na Norman & Co
31 High Street Winslow
Buckingham
Buckinghamshire
MK18 3HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

MARSHALL, Sheila Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-01
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Active
MARSHALL, Gerard Francis→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-11-23
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Active
MARSHALL, Rebecca Gillian→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
MARSHALL, Sheila Margaret→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-12-01
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Active
MARSHALL, Gerald Francis→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
STENHOUSE, John Richard→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-23 · resigned 2000-11-30
Resigned
STENHOUSE, Brian Andrew→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-11-23 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
WHENT, John Irvin→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-11-23 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11