BABBINGTON HALL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04879848 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-28
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
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£314.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 15.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £314,285
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£314k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £315.0k | £304.9k |
| Current assets | £42.8k | £56.5k |
| Cash | £31.4k | £44.5k |
| Debtors | £11.4k | £12.0k |
| Net assets | £314.3k | £299.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-01➕SANDERSON, Samantha Jayne appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-31➖SANDERSON, Samantha Jayne resigneddirector
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BABBINGTON HALL LIMITED
- 2003-08-28➕SANDERSON, Yesmeen appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-28➕SANDERSON, Antony Graham appointeddirector
- 2003-08-28➕SANDERSON, Yesmeen appointeddirector
- 2003-08-28➕SANDERSON, Samantha Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SANDERSON, Samantha Jayne (same surname) appointed 2024-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Samantha Jayne Sanderson Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Antony Graham Sandsersonceased 01/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Yasmeen Sandersonceased 01/04/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
1st Floor Chilworth Point
1 Chilworth Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 7JQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
SANDERSON, Yesmeen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-08-28
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SANDERSON, Antony Graham→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2003-08-28
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SANDERSON, Samantha Jayne→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-01
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SANDERSON, Yesmeen→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-08-28
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SANDERSON, Samantha Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2022-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | — | 04/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/08/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20