BODENHAM GRAIN STORAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03366925 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£673.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 19.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £673,196

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
Net Worth
£673k
Current Assets
£153k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£723.5k
Current assets£153.1k
Cash£38.5k
Debtors£53.3k
Net assets£673.2k

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
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-12-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-10-22
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    PANNIERS, Allan Walter resigned
    director
  12. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-06-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2025-04-02
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    LEGGE, Frank John resigned
    secretary
  16. 2025-04-02
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    LEGGE, Frank John resigned
    director
  17. 2025-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2024-05-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-03-25
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    EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin resigned
    director
  20. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-04-04
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    MEREDITH, Charles Philip George appointed
    director
  25. 2020-06-29
    ➕
    LEGGE, David Edwin appointed
    director
  26. 2020-06-29
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    EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin appointed
    director
  27. 2019-04-22
    ➖
    THOMAS, David Paul resigned
    director
  28. 2019-04-12
    ➖
    WELLS, Simon David Barklie resigned
    director
  29. 2013-04-23
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin resigned
    secretary
  30. 2013-04-23
    ➕
    LEGGE, Frank John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2013-04-22
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin resigned
    director
  32. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    HODGES, John Richard resigned
    director
  33. 2007-05-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 2006-12-20
    ➖
    BULLOCK, William John resigned
    director
  35. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    LEWIS, Martin Neil appointed
    director
  36. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    HODGES, John Richard appointed
    director
  37. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    DAVIES, John Rendall resigned
    director
  38. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    LAVERICK, Richard Mark resigned
    director
  39. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    PUGH, Calvin Mervyn resigned
    director
  40. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    BULLOCK, William John appointed
    director
  41. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    DAVIES, John Rendall appointed
    director
  42. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    LAVERICK, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  43. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    LEGGE, Frank John appointed
    director
  44. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    PANNIERS, Allan Walter appointed
    director
  45. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    PUGH, Calvin Mervyn appointed
    director
  46. 1997-06-17
    ➕
    WELLS, Simon David Barklie appointed
    director
  47. 1997-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BODENHAM GRAIN STORAGE LIMITED
  48. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin appointed
    secretary
  49. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 1997-05-01
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
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Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George David Legge
Individual · British · DOB 11/1992 · age 34
50–75%
—50-75% shares04/04/2025
Mr Russell Dennis Legge
Individual · British · DOB 04/1996 · age 30
50–75%
—50-75% shares04/04/2025
Mrs Julie Ann Legge
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares04/04/2025
Mr David Edwin Legge
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares12/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Frank John Leggeceased 04/04/2025· 50-75% shares
  • Mr William Samuel Clive Richardsceased 12/04/2019· 50-75% shares

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Unit 39 Rural Enterprise Centre,
Vincent Carey Road,
Hereford
HR2 6FE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

LEGGE, David Edwin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Martin Neil→
director · ~52y · appointed 2000-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEREDITH, Charles Philip George→
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2013-04-23
Resigned
LEGGE, Frank John→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-23 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 1997-05-01
Resigned
BULLOCK, William John→
director · ~99y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 2006-12-20
Resigned
DAVIES, John Rendall→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-29 · resigned 2024-03-25
Resigned
EDWARDS, Andrew Henry Colin→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2013-04-22
Resigned
HODGES, John Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
LAVERICK, Richard Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
LEGGE, Frank John→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned
PANNIERS, Allan Walter→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 2025-10-22
Resigned
PUGH, Calvin Mervyn→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
THOMAS, David Paul→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2019-04-22
Resigned
WELLS, Simon David Barklie→
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-06-17 · resigned 2019-04-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/05/2007—
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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31