BRYGER FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06222201 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-27
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  10. 2018-03-27
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2018-03-27
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-03-21
    HILL, Geraldine resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-03-21
    HILL, Geraldine resigned
    director
  14. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-06-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2007-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BRYGER FARMS LIMITED
  20. 2007-04-23
    HILL, Brian Arthur appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-23
    HILL, James Edward Arthur appointed
    director
  22. 2007-04-23
    HILL, Geraldine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-04-23
    HILL, Geraldine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-07

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Edward Arthur Hill
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/04/2017
Mr Brian Arthur Hill
Individual · British · DOB 01/1943 · age 83
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Geraldine Hillceased 21/03/2018· 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

Oakenford Farm, Goathurst
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 2AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HILL, Brian Arthur
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-04-23
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Active
HILL, James Edward Arthur
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-04-23
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Active
HILL, Geraldine
secretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2018-03-21
Resigned
HILL, Geraldine
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2018-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-18