BREEDING VISION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05264358 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-19
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01629SIC 01629
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.0y
20/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 7 | 800 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-03-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2004-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BREEDING VISION LIMITED
- 2004-10-19➕PRATT, Eleanor appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-19➕PRATT, Robert Joseph appointeddirector
- 2004-10-19➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-19➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-19➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-19➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Joseph Pratt Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.G. HEDGES (FARMS) LIMITED→ 00751290 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | — | — |
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| CAREWELL PEST CONTROL LIMITED→ 16564544 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
23 West Bar West Bar Street
Banbury
OX16 9SA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
PRATT, Robert Joseph→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-19 · resigned 2004-10-19
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-19 · resigned 2004-10-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2023 | 05/04/2024 |
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18