HOUSEBYRES FARMING LTD

🌳Matureactive

05910469 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-18

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	—	£610.5k
Current assets	—	£1.82M
Cash	—	£76
Debtors	—	£448.2k
Net assets	—	£610.5k
Average employees	0	—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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2025-01-31
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2024-01-31
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2023-01-24
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2022-01-29
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accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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accounts · AA
2020-01-21
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2020-01-21
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2019-11-12
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other · GUARANTEE2
2019-11-12
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other · AGREEMENT2
2019-10-25
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POWAR, Manjit Singh appointed
director
2019-10-25
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officers · AP01
2019-02-04
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accounts · AA
2018-02-02
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accounts · AA
2017-02-03
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accounts · AA
2016-02-09
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accounts · AA
2012-11-14
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SAWRIJ, Danny Steven appointed
director
2012-11-14
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CARFAX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-11-14
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BESTERMAN, Pollyanna Charlotte Evelyn resigned
director
2012-09-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-06-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Company Limited
2010-04-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-11-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2006-08-18
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Company incorporated
As HOUSEBYRES FARMING LTD
2006-08-18
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CARFAX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-08-18
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BESTERMAN, Pollyanna Charlotte Evelyn appointed
director
2006-08-18
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OXFORD NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2006-08-18
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OXFORD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Leo Sawrij Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Leo Sawrij Ltd

Corporate parent

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HOUSEBYRES FARMING LTD

This company · 05910469

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Leo Sawrij Ltd Corporate entity	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	18/08/2016

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

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HOLLINS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05640213 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	80	73y
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HAMPSHIRE DOWN SHEEP BREEDER'S ASSOCIATION(THE)→ 00031195 · est 1890 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	136y	79	78y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-08-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Swalesmoor Farm

Swales Moor Road

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX3 6UF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-01

Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

POWAR, Manjit Singh→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-25

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Active

SAWRIJ, Danny Steven→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-14

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Active

CARFAX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2012-11-14

Resigned

BESTERMAN, Pollyanna Charlotte Evelyn→

director · ~42y · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2012-11-14

Resigned

OXFORD NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2006-08-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Arbuthnot Latham & Company Arbuthnot Latham & Company Limited	Debenture	1 property	07/06/2010	12/09/2012
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	14/11/2006	07/04/2010