BRITTONS PLANT NURSERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04736573 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-16

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47760SIC 47760

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	3	300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-25
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BRITTON, Helen appointed
secretary
2024-01-25
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BRITTON, Maureen resigned
secretary
2024-01-25
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-20
➕
BRITTON, Helen appointed
director
2003-04-17
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BRITTON, Maureen appointed
secretary
2003-04-17
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-16
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Company incorporated
As BRITTONS PLANT NURSERIES LIMITED
2003-04-16
➕
BRITTON, Arran William appointed
director
2003-04-16
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BRITTON, William appointed
director
2003-04-16
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRITTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 Arran William Britton Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	03/04/2017
Mrs Helen Britton Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	29/09/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Maureen Brittonceased 29/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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BERRYFIELDS FARMS LIMITED→ 00760016 · est 1963 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	62y	—	—
BLETSOE - BROWN LIMITED→ 00950777 · est 1969 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	57y	—	—
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BOUJEE BARKERS LTD→ 16946342 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BRAMPTON VALLEY TRAINING & ASSESSMENTS LTD→ 14487916 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
BURY FARM SHARPENHOE LIMITED→ 14814265 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
C DICKS AND SONS LIMITED→ 03829289 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
C.H. TOMKINS LIMITED→ 02738680 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	33y	—	—
CARR BROTHERS (FARMERS) LIMITED→ 05046496 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
CARR FARMERS (NORTHANTS) LIMITED→ 04195688 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Linden Building A 8-9 Regents Park

Booth Drive

Wellingborough

Northamptonshire

NN8 6GR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BRITTON, Helen→

secretary · appointed 2024-01-25

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Active

BRITTON, Arran William→

director · ~55y · appointed 2003-04-16

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Active

BRITTON, Helen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-20

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Active

BRITTON, William→

director · ~86y · appointed 2003-04-16

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Active

BRITTON, Maureen→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2024-01-25

Resigned

WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-31

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-10-31

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-31

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-07-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-11

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-12-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-15

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-01-25

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-01-25