HOLROYD LITCHFIELD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03511564 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-17
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-02
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    LANE, Ashley James appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-12-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-13
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    LITCHFIELD, Madeleine resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    IVENSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    THOMSON, David Bruce appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-15
    ➖
    DENTON, Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2010-11-30
    ➖
    LITCHFIELD, Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2001-10-31
    ➕
    IVENSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2001-10-31
    ➖
    R G GUSTERSON LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2001-05-17
    ➕
    DENTON, Ian appointed
    director
  28. 1999-08-26
    ➕
    LITCHFIELD, Phillip Robert Joseph appointed
    director
  29. 1999-08-26
    ➕
    LITCHFIELD, Ian appointed
    director
  30. 1999-08-26
    ➕
    LITCHFIELD, Madeleine appointed
    director
  31. 1999-01-19
    ➖
    LITCHFIELD, Robert Charles Joseph resigned
    director
  32. 1998-07-31
    ➖
    HOLROYD, Lilian May resigned
    director
  33. 1998-05-28
    ➖
    HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-05-28
    ➕
    R G GUSTERSON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 1998-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOLROYD LITCHFIELD LIMITED
  36. 1998-02-17
    ➕
    HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-02-17
    ➕
    HOLROYD, Lilian May appointed
    director
  38. 1998-02-17
    ➕
    LITCHFIELD, Robert Charles Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LITCHFIELD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Phillip Robert Joseph Litchfield
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest06/04/2016
Mr David Bruce Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1943 · age 83
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Chestnut Field House
Chestnut Field
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2PD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

LANE, Ashley James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITCHFIELD, Phillip Robert Joseph→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, David Bruce→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-17 · resigned 1998-05-28
Resigned
IVENSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
R G GUSTERSON LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-05-28 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
DENTON, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
HOLROYD, Lilian May→
director · ~108y · appointed 1998-02-17 · resigned 1998-07-31
Resigned
LITCHFIELD, Ian→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-08-26 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
LITCHFIELD, Madeleine→
director · ~107y · appointed 1999-08-26 · resigned 2020-05-13
Resigned
LITCHFIELD, Robert Charles Joseph→
director · ~104y · appointed 1998-02-17 · resigned 1999-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-10