CHILDHAY FARMING LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03160693 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-16
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 26.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
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
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 26.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.4 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 (77/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees10002000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-25
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    FROST, Timothy Comer resigned
    director
  6. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-17
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    FROST, Kate Philippa appointed
    director
  10. 2022-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2017-05-08
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  17. 2017-05-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2017-05-04
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  19. 2014-01-08
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    FROST, William Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2014-01-08
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    FROST, William Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    FROST, William Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2001-02-01
    ➖
    FROST, William Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2000-02-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1996-03-05
    ➕
    FROST, Monica Mary appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-03-05
    ➕
    FROST, Monica Mary appointed
    director
  26. 1996-03-05
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-03-05
    ➕
    FROST, Timothy Comer appointed
    director
  28. 1996-03-05
    ➕
    FROST, William Robert appointed
    director
  29. 1996-03-05
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1996-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CHILDHAY FARMING LTD.
  31. 1996-02-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1996-02-16
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 88 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FROST, Kate Philippa (same surname) appointed 2022-01-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 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
Mrs Monica Mary Frost
Individual · British · DOB 08/1938 · age 88
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Kate Phillippa Frost
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr William Robert Frost
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy Comer Frostceased 25/07/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated1996-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Childhay Manor Blackdown
Beaminster
Dorset
DT8 3LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

FROST, Monica Mary→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-05
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Active
FROST, Kate Philippa→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-01-17
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Active
FROST, Monica Mary→
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-03-05
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Active
FROST, William Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-16 · resigned 1996-03-05
Resigned
FROST, Timothy Comer→
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-03-05 · resigned 2024-07-25
Resigned
FROST, William Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-08 · resigned 2014-01-08
Resigned
FROST, William Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-03-05 · resigned 2001-02-01
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-16 · resigned 1996-03-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property04/02/2000—
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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16