BURNBY FARMS

🌳Matureactive
05926078 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2006-09-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-02-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-01-24
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Peter John appointed
    director
  6. 2023-08-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-07-27
    ➖
    NICHOLSON, Peter Derek resigned
    director
  9. 2016-06-29
    ➖
    NICHOLSON, Peter John resigned
    director
  10. 2016-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2015-09-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2014-11-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2014-11-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  14. 2014-09-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-09-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-09-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-09-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2011-09-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2006-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNBY FARMS
  21. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Julie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, David Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Julie appointed
    director
  24. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Peter Derek appointed
    director
  25. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Peter John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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 Peter Derek Nicholson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/07/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Julie Nicholsonceased 22/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Peter Derek Nicholsonceased 27/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2006-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Burnby Grange
Burnby
York
YO42 1RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

NICHOLSON, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-06
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Active
NICHOLSON, David Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-09-06
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Active
NICHOLSON, Julie→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-09-06
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Active
NICHOLSON, Peter John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active
NICHOLSON, Peter Derek→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2023-07-27
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Peter John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2016-06-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/11/2014—
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-09-14