BRILLEY COURT FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03343731 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-25

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£757.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £757,234

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,762 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£757k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£85k

↑ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£776.1k	£776.4k
Current assets	£84.5k	£57.4k
Debtors	£31.9k	£6.6k
Net assets	£757.2k	£759.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-02
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
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BULMER, David Edward resigned
director
2024-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
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BULMER, Benjamin David Alasdair appointed
director
2021-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-10-24
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HILL, Bryn Thomas appointed
secretary
2018-10-24
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SEGROTT, Paul Buckingham resigned
secretary
2018-10-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
1997-06-18
➖
ALLY, Bibi Rahima resigned
secretary
1997-06-18
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SEGROTT, Paul Buckingham appointed
secretary
1997-06-18
➖
HERBERT, Ann Elizabeth resigned
director
1997-06-18
➖
RHODES, John Guy resigned
director
1997-05-13
➖
BULMER, David Edward resigned
director
1997-03-25
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Company incorporated
As BRILLEY COURT FARMS LIMITED
1997-03-25
➕
BULMER, Rosanna Margaret appointed
director
1997-03-25
➕
ALLY, Bibi Rahima appointed
secretary
1997-03-25
➕
ALLY, Bibi Rahima appointed
director
1997-03-25
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ALLY, Bibi Rahima resigned
director
1997-03-25
➕
BULMER, David Edward appointed
director
1997-03-25
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BULMER, David Edward appointed
director
1997-03-25
➕
HERBERT, Ann Elizabeth appointed
director
1997-03-25
➕
RHODES, John Guy appointed
director
1997-03-25
➕
ROBINSON, Ronald Anthony appointed
director
1997-03-25
➖
ROBINSON, Ronald Anthony resigned
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BULMER, Benjamin David Alasdair (same surname) appointed 2021-07-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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 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

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
Mr Benjamin David Alasdair Bulmer Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/04/2026

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Edward Bulmerceased 27/04/2026· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1997-03-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

The Estate Office

Whitfield

Hereford

HR2 9BA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-22

Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HILL, Bryn Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2018-10-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BULMER, Benjamin David Alasdair→

director · ~39y · appointed 2021-07-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BULMER, Rosanna Margaret→

director · ~80y · appointed 1997-03-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLY, Bibi Rahima→

secretary · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 1997-06-18

Resigned

SEGROTT, Paul Buckingham→

secretary · appointed 1997-06-18 · resigned 2018-10-24

Resigned

ALLY, Bibi Rahima→

director · ~66y · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 1997-03-25

Resigned

BULMER, David Edward→

director · ~89y · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 1997-05-13

Resigned

BULMER, David Edward→

director · ~89y · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 2024-06-28

Resigned

HERBERT, Ann Elizabeth→

director · ~57y · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 1997-06-18

Resigned

RHODES, John Guy→

director · ~81y · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 1997-06-18

Resigned

ROBINSON, Ronald Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 1997-03-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-04-27

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-08

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-02-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-11-06

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-09-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-28