ADENBOURNE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03513328 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
- · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
- ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-28➖HARDCASTLE, Nicholas John resigneddirector
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-27➖BASSON, Andrew Leslie resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-27➖BASSON, Andrew Leslie resigneddirector
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-11➕EASTAFF, Richie appointeddirector
- 2022-05-11➕HARDCASTLE, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2022-05-10➖BASSON, Mark resigneddirector
- 2022-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01➖BASSON, Leslie William resigneddirector
- 2017-05-23➖BASSON, Hilda Olive resigneddirector
- 1998-02-27➕BASSON, Andrew Leslie appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-27➖L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-27➕BASSON, Andrew Leslie appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➕BASSON, Hilda Olive appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➕BASSON, Leslie William appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➕BASSON, Mark appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➖L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADENBOURNE LIMITED
- 1998-02-19➕L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-19➕L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Stevens & Bolton Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Stevens & Bolton Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADENBOURNE LIMITED
This company · 03513328
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stevens & Bolton Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/03/2026 |
Mr Richie Eastaff Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | — | — | board controlboard control | 28/05/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nicholas Hardcastleceased 28/05/2025· significant influence
- Mr Andrew Leslie Bassonceased 27/10/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURT PLACE FARM ALLOTMENTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 13587583 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DRAYTON FARMING LIMITED→ 15592461 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EDDOLLS (MANOR FARM) LIMITED→ 00532557 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | — | — |
| ENSOU LTD→ 11573532 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FAIRY FARMING LIMITED→ 10335990 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| FAVELL EQUINE LTD→ 17099312 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FAYS FLOWERS GROWERS LTD→ 14596613 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FIR TREE FARM LIMITED→ 03701912 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| FODGE FARMS (HOOK NORTON) LIMITED→ 00873470 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| FORAGE DIRECT LIMITED→ 12530332 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FOUR DERBIES LIMITED→ 15453540 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
2 Bignell Park Barns
Chesterton
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 1TD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)
EASTAFF, Richie→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BASSON, Andrew Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2023-10-27
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-27
BASSON, Andrew Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2023-10-27
BASSON, Hilda Olive→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2017-05-23
BASSON, Leslie William→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2019-03-01
BASSON, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2022-05-10
HARDCASTLE, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-05-11 · resigned 2025-05-28
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-03