BOOTH BROTHERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03307614 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-24
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 24.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£873.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
94 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £873,852

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£874k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£426k£851k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-292024-04-29
Total assets£2.47M£2.50M
Current assets£2.09M£2.13M
Net assets£873.9k£867.5k

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.

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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 (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-07-14
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-07-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-04-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-04-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2021-04-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2021-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  14. 2021-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2021-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2021-04-20
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    BOOTH, Christopher Bramley resigned
    director
  17. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  20. 2019-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-06-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2016-12-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2012-01-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2002-03-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2002-01-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    BOOTH, Alaric Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    BOOTH, Alaric Jonathan appointed
    director
  29. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    BOOTH, Charles Edward appointed
    director
  30. 1997-04-09
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-04-09
    ➕
    BOOTH, Christopher Bramley appointed
    director
  32. 1997-04-09
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1997-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BOOTH BROTHERS LIMITED
  34. 1997-01-24
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1997-01-24
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOOTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Myra Booth
Individual · British · DOB 07/1933 · age 93
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/06/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Christopher Boothceased 07/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Charles Edward Boothceased 18/01/2019· 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
Incorporated1997-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Smeathalls Farm
Birkin
Knottingley
West Yorkshire
WF11 9LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BOOTH, Alaric Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Alaric Jonathan→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Charles Edward→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-24 · resigned 1997-04-09
Resigned
BOOTH, Christopher Bramley→
director · ~95y · appointed 1997-04-09 · resigned 2021-04-20
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-24 · resigned 1997-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/06/2017—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—30/12/2016—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property18/01/201223/04/2021
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property05/03/200223/04/2021
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/01/200223/04/2021
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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-23