BURNCASTLE FARMING COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive

03221909 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-09

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

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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officers · AP01
2026-04-01
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ROBSON, Andrew James appointed
director
2026-03-10
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officers · AP01
2026-03-10
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officers · TM01
2026-03-09
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STRAUGHAN, David Fenwick appointed
director
2026-03-09
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BARNES, Colin Leslie resigned
director
2025-12-09
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accounts · AA
2025-05-09
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officers · CH01
2025-05-09
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officers · CH01
2025-02-05
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2024-11-28
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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2022-09-29
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accounts · AA
2021-11-18
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accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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officers · TM01
2021-10-04
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officers · TM02
2021-09-30
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ILDERTON, Lesley Ann resigned
secretary
2021-09-30
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ILDERTON, Lesley Ann resigned
director
2021-06-28
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officers · AP01
2021-06-17
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INGLE, Clare appointed
director
2021-01-05
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accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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accounts · AA
2019-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-06-01
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ILDERTON, Lesley Ann appointed
secretary
2017-06-01
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ILDERTON, Lesley Ann appointed
director
2017-05-31
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BREARLEY, John Richard resigned
secretary
2017-05-31
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BREARLEY, John Richard resigned
director
2016-01-25
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BARNES, Colin Leslie appointed
director
2007-12-03
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BREARLEY, John Richard appointed
director
2006-08-11
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BREARLEY, John Richard appointed
secretary
2006-08-11
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COULSON, Kenneth resigned
secretary
1997-11-10
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COULSON, Kenneth appointed
secretary
1997-11-10
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DALEY, Derek Anthony resigned
secretary
1996-08-05
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PERCY, Ralph George Algernon, Duke Of Northumberland appointed
director
1996-08-05
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WILSON, Roderick Charles St John appointed
director
1996-08-05
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DALEY, Derek Anthony appointed
secretary
1996-08-05
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-08-05
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
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1996-07-09
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Company incorporated
As BURNCASTLE FARMING COMPANY LTD
1996-07-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-07-09
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Honourable George Dominic Percy Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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CARL AUSTIN LTD.→ 14677634 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
CASSIE WOODS LIMITED→ 05029884 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
CATCHBURN VINEYARD LIMITED→ 15026360 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
CHARLTON MIRES FARM LIMITED→ 13708870 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
CHATTON FISHERIES LIMITED→ 15952661 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CHEESBROUGH & SON LIMITED→ 00754230 · est 1963 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	63y	—	—
CHIPCHASE FARMS LIMITED→ 07607541 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-07-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Estates Office Alnwick Castle

Alnwick

Northumberland

NE66 1NQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19