COMPTON BEAUCHAMP ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03856029 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£115.58M
book net assets
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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
108 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
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,575,303

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3.8m
Net Worth
£116m
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Cash£3.78M
Net assets£115.58M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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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 (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-02
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    PENSER, Nils Wilhelm Erik resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-11-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lgt Bank LTD
  7. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-25
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-03-14
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    PENSER, Jenny Elisabeth appointed
    director
  16. 2018-11-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-08-24
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    capital · SH01
  19. 2018-08-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-08-16
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    capital · SH19
  21. 2018-02-08
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    SALMON, Richard Kenneth appointed
    director
  22. 2016-12-05
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    WATSON, James Samuel appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-27
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    PENSER, Lillemor resigned
    director
  24. 2011-03-17
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    PENSER, Karl Wilhelm Erik resigned
    director
  25. 2008-03-01
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    PENSER, Karl Wilhelm Erik appointed
    director
  26. 2007-08-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lgt Bank (Ireland) Limited
  27. 2006-10-05
    ➖
    PROSPECT SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    SALMON, Richard Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-11-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lgt Bank in Liechtenstein (Ireland) Limited
  30. 1999-10-06
    ➕
    PROSPECT SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1999-10-06
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    TJG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-10-06
    ➕
    PENSER, Lillemor appointed
    director
  33. 1999-10-06
    ➕
    PENSER, Nils Wilhelm Erik appointed
    director
  34. 1999-10-06
    ➖
    HUNTSMOOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1999-10-06
    ➖
    HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPTON BEAUCHAMP ESTATES LIMITED
  37. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    TJG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    HUNTSMOOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nils Wilhelm Erik Penser
Individual · Swedish · DOB 08/1942 · age 84
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Lillemor Penserceased 20/11/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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8 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
Incorporated1999-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Upper Farm
Woolstone
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

SALMON, Richard Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-06
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Active
PENSER, Jenny Elisabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-03-14
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Active
SALMON, Richard Kenneth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-02-08
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Active
WATSON, James Samuel→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROSPECT SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2006-10-05
Resigned
TJG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 1999-10-06
Resigned
PENSER, Karl Wilhelm Erik→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2011-03-17
Resigned
PENSER, Lillemor→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2016-11-27
Resigned
PENSER, Nils Wilhelm Erik→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned
HUNTSMOOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 1999-10-06
Resigned
HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-05 · resigned 1999-10-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lgt Bank
Lgt Bank LTD
A registered charge1 property21/11/2023—
outstanding
Lgt Bank (Ireland)
Lgt Bank (Ireland) Limited
Legal charge2 properties31/08/2007—
outstanding
Lgt Bank in Liechtenstein (Ireland)
Lgt Bank in Liechtenstein (Ireland) Limited
Legal charge1 property22/11/1999—
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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-20