HBH (FARMING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04501456 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-01

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£361.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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

What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01610Support activities for crop production

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £361,472

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£361k

↑ 5.5% YoY

Current Assets

£575k

↑ 80% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£1.37M	£1.41M
Current assets	£575.0k	£319.8k
Debtors	£389.6k	£191.7k
Net assets	£361.5k	£342.5k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
📄
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-11
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-23
📄
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-22
📄
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-01-22
🔒
Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2024-01-06
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-28
📄
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-11-16
➖
BISHOP, Edward Augustus resigned
director
2023-07-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
➕
GOODENOUGH, Michael Richard appointed
director
2023-06-19
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
📄
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-08-18
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-27
➖
GRANT, Elizabeth Helena resigned
director
2020-01-27
➖
WILLIAMS, Vaughan Martyn Floyer resigned
director
2015-04-16
➕
BISHOP, Thomas Edward appointed
director
2015-04-16
➖
HILDRED, David John resigned
director
2015-03-12
➖
BISHOP, Richard William resigned
director
2006-07-12
➕
GRANT, Elizabeth Helena appointed
director
2006-03-03
➖
HART, Stephen Robert resigned
director
2004-03-18
➕
WILLIAMS, Vaughan Martyn Floyer appointed
director
2003-02-21
➕
HILDRED, Edward Guy appointed
secretary
2003-02-21
➕
HILDRED, Edward Guy appointed
director
2003-02-21
➖
SHORT, John Richard resigned
secretary
2003-02-21
➕
BISHOP, Edward Augustus appointed
director
2003-02-21
➕
BISHOP, Richard William appointed
director
2003-02-21
➖
GOLDER, Quentin Robert resigned
director
2003-02-21
➕
HART, Stephen Robert appointed
director
2003-02-21
➕
HILDRED, David John appointed
director
2003-02-21
➖
SHORT, John Richard resigned
director
2002-08-01
🏢
Company incorporated
As HBH (FARMING) LIMITED
2002-08-01
➕
SHORT, John Richard appointed
secretary
2002-08-01
➕
GOLDER, Quentin Robert appointed
director
2002-08-01
➕
SHORT, John Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Edward Guy Hildred Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Edward Augustus Bishopceased 16/11/2023· 25-50% shares

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 · OX postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
H&W SERVICES T AS SALIX ARBORICULTURE LIMITED→ 16155219 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
HAILEY COMMUNITY WOODLAND LIMITED→ 04570254 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
HALL TC LIMITED→ 16000487 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
HANDSMOOTH FARM LTD→ 15772262 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
HCP FARMING LTD→ 12038404 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
HEALTHY BEAST EQUINE LTD→ 08881875 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
HEAVENLY TREES LTD→ 12051699 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
HENRY TAYLOR FARMS LIMITED→ 16603837 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HER LAND LTD→ 15619169 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
HERA BLOODSTOCK LIMITED→ 13734195 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
HEROS→ 05679136 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
HEYFORD HILL HORTICULTURAL LTD→ 12467120 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—

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

Incorporated2002-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Two Brewers House

50 North Street

Thame

Oxfordshire

OX9 3BH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

HILDRED, Edward Guy→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BISHOP, Thomas Edward→

director · ~36y · appointed 2015-04-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GOODENOUGH, Michael Richard→

director · ~54y · appointed 2023-06-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HILDRED, Edward Guy→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-02-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHORT, John Richard→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2003-02-21

Resigned

BISHOP, Edward Augustus→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2023-11-16

Resigned

BISHOP, Richard William→

director · ~94y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2015-03-12

Resigned

GOLDER, Quentin Robert→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2003-02-21

Resigned

GRANT, Elizabeth Helena→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-07-12 · resigned 2020-01-27

Resigned

HART, Stephen Robert→

director · ~93y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2006-03-03

Resigned

HILDRED, David John→

director · ~100y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2015-04-16

Resigned

SHORT, John Richard→

director · ~77y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2003-02-21

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Vaughan Martyn Floyer→

director · ~82y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2020-01-27

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	22/01/2024	—

Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-14

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-08-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-04-11

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-04-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-04-11

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-01-23

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-01-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-01-06

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2023-12-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-31