BELLE ISLE FARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06476071 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-17
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 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 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
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-04-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bayerische Landesbank (As Security Trustee)
- 2016-10-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bayerische Landesbank (As Security Trustee)
- 2016-10-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bayerische Landesbank (As Security Trustee)
- 2016-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-10-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hanwha Q Cells Gmbh
- 2015-10-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hanwha Q Cells Gmbh
- 2010-01-15➖CAVELL, Jonathan Robert Brooksby resignedsecretary
- 2010-01-14➕PACE, Alexandra Ruth appointeddirector
- 2008-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BELLE ISLE FARMS LIMITED
- 2008-01-17➕PACE, James Bedford appointeddirector
- 2008-01-17➕CAVELL, Jonathan Robert Brooksby appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
St Nicholas Court Farms Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
St Nicholas Court Farms Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BELLE ISLE FARMS LIMITED
This company · 06476071
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
St Nicholas Court Farms Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
The Brick Barn Court Road
St. Nicholas At Wade
Birchington
Kent
CT7 0PT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PACE, Alexandra Ruth→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PACE, James Bedford→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAVELL, Jonathan Robert Brooksby→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-17 · resigned 2010-01-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bayerische Landesbank (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/04/2018 | 22/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Bayerische Landesbank (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 20/10/2016 | 22/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Bayerische Landesbank (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 20/10/2016 | 22/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Hanwha Q Cells Gmbh | A registered charge | — | 13/10/2015 | 23/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Hanwha Q Cells Gmbh | A registered charge | — | 13/10/2015 | 23/09/2016 |
Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29