BILLINGBEAR FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06280355 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-14
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1600 | 1600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC06
- 2025-10-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC06
- 2025-06-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2025-04-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02➕BELLM, Thomas Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-05-31➕BELLM, Emilia Mary appointeddirector
- 2021-05-31➖BELLM, Charles Henry resigneddirector
- 2007-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BILLINGBEAR FARM LIMITED
- 2007-06-14➕BELLM, Howard Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-14➕BELLM, Howard Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2007-06-14➕BELLM, Charles Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BELLM, Thomas Christopher (same surname) appointed 2022-11-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.
- 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
5 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Etablissement Cosmeplast Individual | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/03/2025 |
Mrs Sonja Sprenger Individual · Austrian · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/05/2024 |
Dr Heinz Jurgen Frommelt Individual · Liechtenstein Citizen · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/09/2022 |
Mr Maurice Robert Turrettini Individual · Swiss · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/09/2022 |
Dr Veit Egmond Frommelt Individual · Liechtenstein Citizen · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/09/2022 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Vincent Pierre Solariceased 22/09/2025· significant influence
- Mr Richard Negeleceased 22/05/2024· significant influence
- Mr Hugo Joseph Seleceased 22/05/2024· significant influence
- Dr Peter Nageleceased 22/05/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Agriculture · RG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIARY LTD→ 16561387 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARUM ESTATES LIMITED→ 07327345 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ASPIRE EQUINE LIMITED→ 14526294 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BACRES FARM LIMITED→ 12397766 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BALLYMAW BLOODSTOCK LTD→ 14374131 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BARKERS PADDOCK LIMITED→ 13710597 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BARKHAM MANOR FARM LTD→ 03849545 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| BEN'S BERKSHIRE BEES LIMITED→ 11420797 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BERKSHIRE AGRIPOWER LTD.→ 03909804 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| BERKSHIRE BROILERS LTD→ 16516187 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEXMINSTER LIMITED→ 01361769 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| BIOHYBRIDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 03226346 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Billingbear Farm Billingbear Lane
Binfield
Bracknell
RG42 5PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BELLM, Howard Geoffrey→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELLM, Emilia Mary→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELLM, Howard Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2007-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELLM, Thomas Christopher→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELLM, Charles Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2021-05-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (85 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2025-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2025-07-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2025-04-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-09