BRIXWORTH FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04020069 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-22
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£715.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (67/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
105 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £715,314
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£53k
Net Worth
£715k
Current Assets
£709k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £900.3k |
| Current assets | £708.7k |
| Cash | £52.5k |
| Debtors | £327.9k |
| Net assets | £715.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-09-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-07-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-27➖SAUNDERS, Thomas James resigneddirector
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16➕BAKER, Hugh Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16➖HARGREAVES, Lindsay Harrison resigneddirector
- 2016-05-11➕MATTS, Ian James appointeddirector
- 2013-03-21➖GIBSON, William John Lester resigneddirector
- 2011-03-17➖COURSE, Charles Paul resigneddirector
- 2011-03-17➕HARGREAVES, Lindsay Harrison appointeddirector
- 2010-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-10-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-01-26➕MACDONALD-BUCHANAN, Alastair Reginald appointeddirector
- 2007-01-26➕GIBSON, William John Lester appointeddirector
- 2002-02-06➕LOWTHER, Hugh William appointeddirector
- 2000-08-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-07-15➕COURSE, Charles Paul appointeddirector
- 2000-07-05➕MATTS, Charles James Frederick appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-05➕MATTS, Charles James Frederick appointeddirector
- 2000-07-05➕TURNEY, Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-07-05➖SHORT, John Richard resignedsecretary
- 2000-07-05➖COLLEN, Matthew Robin resigneddirector
- 2000-07-05➕SAUNDERS, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2000-07-05➖SHORT, John Richard resigneddirector
- 2000-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIXWORTH FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2000-06-22➕SHORT, John Richard appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-22➕COLLEN, Matthew Robin appointeddirector
- 2000-06-22➕SHORT, John Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
The Farm Office, Park Farm Buildings Spratton Road
Brixworth
Northampton
NN6 9DS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (7 active · 7 resigned)
MATTS, Charles James Frederick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-07-05
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BAKER, Hugh Charles→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-16
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LOWTHER, Hugh William→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-02-06
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MACDONALD-BUCHANAN, Alastair Reginald→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-01-26
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MATTS, Charles James Frederick→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2000-07-05
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MATTS, Ian James→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-05-11
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TURNEY, Richard→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-07-05
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SHORT, John Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2000-07-05
COLLEN, Matthew Robin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2000-07-05
COURSE, Charles Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2000-07-15 · resigned 2011-03-17
GIBSON, William John Lester→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2007-01-26 · resigned 2013-03-21
HARGREAVES, Lindsay Harrison→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2020-04-16
SAUNDERS, Thomas James→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-07-05 · resigned 2022-05-27
SHORT, John Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2000-06-22 · resigned 2000-07-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/10/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/08/2000 | 08/01/2010 |
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Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2026-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
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2024-05-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
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2024-05-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
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2024-05-24
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05