BURHOPE FARM CAMPSITE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05668571 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-06
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
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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.
Key financials
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2022-05-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2006-02-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BURHOPE FARM CAMPSITE LIMITED
- 2006-01-06➕HALE, Philippa Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-06➕HALE, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2006-01-06➕HALE, Philippa Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-01-06➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-06➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-06➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-01-06➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Philippa Jane Hale Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/07/2024 |
Mr Paul Anthony Hale Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Burhope Farm
Orcop
Hereford
HR2 8EU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HALE, Philippa Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-01-06
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HALE, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-01-06
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HALE, Philippa Jane→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-01-06
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2006-01-06
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2006-01-06
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/02/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25