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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 19.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.5 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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2019-11-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2019-11-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2019-10-25➕POWAR, Manjit Singh appointeddirector
- 2019-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-14➕SAWRIJ, Danny Steven appointeddirector
- 2012-11-14➖CARFAX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-11-14➖BESTERMAN, Pollyanna Charlotte Evelyn resigneddirector
- 2012-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2010-06-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Company Limited
- 2010-04-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-11-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2006-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs HOUSEBYRES FARMING LTD
- 2006-08-18➕CARFAX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-18➕BESTERMAN, Pollyanna Charlotte Evelyn appointeddirector
- 2006-08-18➕OXFORD NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-08-18➖OXFORD NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 signalMultiple 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 13 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
cleanNo 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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| BALEY MARINE LIMITED→ 10802756 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BATES GREEN FARM LTD→ 13924066 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BIOCHAR INNOVATIONS LIMITED→ 14173416 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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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→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAWRIJ, Danny Steven→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARFAX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2012-11-14
BESTERMAN, Pollyanna Charlotte Evelyn→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2012-11-14
OXFORD NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2006-08-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
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 |
Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2020-01-21
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2019-11-12