BYRD FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04914890 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-29
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£190.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £190,078
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,773 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£190k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£39k£78k£116k£155k£194kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£209.1k£222.9k
Current assets£171.3k£177.7k
Net assets£190.1k£193.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-06-30
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2021-10-04
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  6. 2021-10-04
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  7. 2021-10-04
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  8. 2021-06-30
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  9. 2020-03-24
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  10. 2019-06-30
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  11. 2018-06-30
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  12. 2017-06-30
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  13. 2016-06-30
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  14. 2015-11-03
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  15. 2015-11-03
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  16. 2014-10-01
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    BYRD, Karen Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2003-11-11
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  18. 2003-11-11
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  19. 2003-11-01
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    BYRD, Karen Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-11-01
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    BYRD, Adrian appointed
    director
  21. 2003-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BYRD FARMING LIMITED
  22. 2003-09-29
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-09-29
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BYRD" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Byrd
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares29/09/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Monks Barn Farm
Shipston Road
Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 8NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BYRD, Karen Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-01
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Active
BYRD, Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-11-01
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Active
BYRD, Karen Margaret→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-01
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Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-29 · resigned 2003-11-11
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-29 · resigned 2003-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2024-11-05
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2024-06-30
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2023-10-11
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2023-06-29
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2022-09-30
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2022-06-30
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2021-10-04
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officers · CH01
2021-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-04
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address · AD01
2021-10-04
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accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
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accounts · AA
2020-03-24