BRIDGERS FARM LTD

💤Zombieactive
04782912 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£291.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.2y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £291,436

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£291k
Current Assets
£208k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-29
Total assets£291.4k
Current assets£207.9k
Cash£42.7k
Debtors£161.4k
Net assets£291.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-03-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  10. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-18
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    HARRIS, Frances Carol appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-05-18
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    HARRIS, Susan resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-05-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2003-06-03
    ➕
    HARRIS, Anthony Edwin appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-03
    ➕
    HARRIS, Susan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-03
    ➖
    STARTCO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2003-06-03
    ➖
    NEWCO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2003-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGERS FARM LTD
  25. 2003-06-01
    ➕
    STARTCO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-06-01
    ➕
    NEWCO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Edwin Harris
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

Bridgers View
Bridgers Farm Langton Lane
Hurstpierpoint
West Sussex
BN6 9HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HARRIS, Frances Carol→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-18
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Active
HARRIS, Anthony Edwin→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-06-03
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Active
HARRIS, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-03 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned
STARTCO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2003-06-03
Resigned
NEWCO LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2003-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—18/03/2022—
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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14