BRANTHWAITE HALL AGRICULTURAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03144665 · ltd · incorporated 1996-01-10
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 19.0y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
84 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees500500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
    ➕
    BROCKBANK, Christina Jeanne appointed
    secretary
  3. 2024-11-07
    ➖
    GATE, Christina Jeanne resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-11-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-11-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-08
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2023-11-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-11-06
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2021-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-04-02
    ➕
    GATE, Christina Jeanne appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-04
    ➖
    HARRISON, John resigned
    director
  20. 2007-06-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Henry Fearon and Margaret Hazel Fearon
  21. 1996-01-16
    ➕
    GATE, David William appointed
    director
  22. 1996-01-16
    ➕
    GATE, Christina Jeanne appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-01-16
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-01-16
    ➕
    HARRISON, John appointed
    director
  25. 1996-01-16
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1996-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRANTHWAITE HALL AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
  27. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 72 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 30 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christina Jeanne Gate
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David William Gate
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Oxford Chambers
New Oxford Street
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 2LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BROCKBANK, Christina Jeanne→
secretary · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active
GATE, Christina Jeanne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-04-02
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Active
GATE, David William→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GATE, Christina Jeanne→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-16 · resigned 2024-11-07
Resigned
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 1996-01-16
Resigned
HARRISON, John→
director · ~104y · appointed 1996-01-16 · resigned 2014-03-04
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 1996-01-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Henry Fearon and Margaret Hazel Fearon
Deed O0F covenant and legal mortgage1 property18/06/2007—
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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11