B AND W FEEDS (MOBILE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03538194 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 26.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10910SIC 10910
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 26.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
95 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1700 | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-02📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-12-02📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-12-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12➕THOMPSON, Kathryn Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-15➖THRASHER, Maxine Patricia resigneddirector
- 2006-04-01➕THRASHER, Maxine Patricia appointeddirector
- 2005-09-16➖WHITE, Melanie resigneddirector
- 2001-04-01➕WHITE, Melanie appointeddirector
- 2000-03-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1999-03-31➕FARQUHARSON, Mary Pat appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-31➕FARQUHARSON, James Richard appointeddirector
- 1999-03-31➕HALL, David Bodinham appointeddirector
- 1999-03-31➖WILSON, Stuart Victor resignedsecretary
- 1999-03-31➖BRADFORD, Jeffrey resigneddirector
- 1998-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs B AND W FEEDS (MOBILE) LIMITED
- 1998-03-31➕WILSON, Stuart Victor appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-31➕BRADFORD, Jeffrey appointeddirector
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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
cleanNo 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 James Richard Farquharson Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities
Registered office
Calyx House
South Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3DU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
FARQUHARSON, Mary Pat→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-03-31
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FARQUHARSON, James Richard→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-03-31
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HALL, David Bodinham→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-03-31
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THOMPSON, Kathryn Ann→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-12
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WILSON, Stuart Victor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-31 · resigned 1999-03-31
BRADFORD, Jeffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-03-31 · resigned 1999-03-31
THRASHER, Maxine Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2016-02-15
WHITE, Melanie→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2005-09-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/03/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-03
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-12-02
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-12-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04