BUTLER'S FARMHOUSE CHEESES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03660807 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-03

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 27.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10512

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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 27.1y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.1 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: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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2022-06-23
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2021-07-08
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2020-07-09
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2019-07-04
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2019-06-26
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officers · AP01
2019-06-12
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HALL, Daniel James Butler appointed
director
2019-06-12
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HALL, Matthew Thomas Butler appointed
director
2018-07-05
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2018-07-03
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2018-07-03
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2018-07-03
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2018-06-14
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BUTLER, Jean Mary resigned
director
2018-06-14
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HALL, Colin Trevor resigned
director
2016-12-31
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HORNBY, Sarah Jane resigned
secretary
2010-04-23
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BUTLER, Thomas resigned
director
2006-11-16
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BUTLER, Jean Mary resigned
secretary
2006-11-16
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HORNBY, Sarah Jane appointed
secretary
1999-04-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1998-12-04
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HALL, Gillian Mary appointed
director
1998-12-04
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BUTLER, Jean Mary appointed
secretary
1998-12-04
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-12-04
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BUTLER, Jean Mary appointed
director
1998-12-04
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BUTLER, Thomas appointed
director
1998-12-04
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HALL, Colin Trevor appointed
director
1998-12-04
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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1998-12-04
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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1998-11-03
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Company incorporated
As BUTLER'S FARMHOUSE CHEESES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
1998-11-03
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-11-03
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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1998-11-03
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Group structure

Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (Parent) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (Parent) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BUTLER'S FARMHOUSE CHEESES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · 03660807

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (Parent) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	15/06/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Gillian Mary Hallceased 12/03/2026· significant influence
Mr Colin Trevor Hallceased 14/06/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated1998-11-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10512 — SIC 10512

Registered office

Wilsons Fields Farm

Inglewhite

Preston

PR3 2LH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HALL, Daniel James Butler→

director · ~35y · appointed 2019-06-12

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Active

HALL, Gillian Mary→

director · ~66y · appointed 1998-12-04

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Active

HALL, Matthew Thomas Butler→

director · ~37y · appointed 2019-06-12

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Active

BUTLER, Jean Mary→

secretary · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2006-11-16

Resigned

HORNBY, Sarah Jane→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2016-12-31

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-03 · resigned 1998-12-04

Resigned

BUTLER, Jean Mary→

director · ~88y · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2018-06-14

Resigned

BUTLER, Thomas→

director · ~92y · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2010-04-23

Resigned

HALL, Colin Trevor→

director · ~67y · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2018-06-14

Resigned

COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-03 · resigned 1998-12-04

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-03 · resigned 1998-12-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	12/04/1999	—

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