BEECHES FARM SWANMORE LTD

🌳Matureactive

04413880 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-10

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£14.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01240

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01500SIC 01500

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,154

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,398 YoY

Cash YoY

-18%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£10k

↓ 18% YoY

Net Worth

£14k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£10k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£14.2k	£18.6k
Current assets	£9.7k	£11.8k
Cash	£9.7k	£11.8k
Debtors	£35	£77
Net assets	£14.2k	£18.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
➕
MASON, Abigale appointed
director
2026-04-01
➖
MASON, Abigale resigned
director
2025-12-22
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-14
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-12
📄
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-08-10
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-22
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2017-12-18
➕
MASON, Christopher Andrew appointed
secretary
2017-11-19
➕
MASON, Abigale appointed
secretary
2017-11-19
➕
MASON, Simon Alexander appointed
director
2017-11-19
➖
MASON, Christopher Andrew resigned
secretary
2017-11-19
➕
MASON, Abigale appointed
director
2002-04-10
🏢
Company incorporated
As BEECHES FARM SWANMORE LTD
2002-04-10
➕
MASON, Carol Elise appointed
director
2002-04-10
➕
MASON, Christopher Andrew appointed
director
2002-04-10
➕
MASON, Christopher Andrew appointed
secretary
2002-04-10
➕
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-10
➖
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-10
➕
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-04-10
➖
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MASON, Abigale (same surname) appointed 2026-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Andrew Mason Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	10/04/2022
Carol Elise Mason Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	10/04/2022

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.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · SO postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ACCESS AGRICULTURE LIMITED→ 12400163 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ACE DORSET DOWNS LIMITED→ 15229319 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ALINE FAIRWEATHER LIMITED→ 00826125 · est 1964 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	61y	—	—
ASHBOURNE INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 09966728 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
BALTIC MILLS LIMITED→ 02929750 · est 1994 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	—	—
BCA GROUNDWORKS LTD→ 15393993 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BEZINVEST LTD→ 15072940 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BG GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED→ 16510919 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BIDDENFIELD ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 09234398 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
BIGHTON HILL LIMITED→ 09649071 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
BIRCHLANDS LIVERY YARD LTD→ 04779281 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
BLACK BARN FARM LIMITED→ 14378209 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

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.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-04-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01240 — SIC 01240

Registered office

The Beeches Mayhill Lane

Swanmore

Southampton

Hants

SO32 2QW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-24

Last: 2026-04-10