BRIER HILLS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06774202 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-16
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 17.2y 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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Opportunity
82/100
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 with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 17.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-03-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-11-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIER HILLS LIMITED
- 2008-12-16➕MACKINTOSH, Lynda Angela appointeddirector
- 2008-12-16➕MACKINTOSH, William John appointeddirector
- 2008-12-16➕TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-12-16➖TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-12-16➕TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-12-16➖TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr William John Mackintosh Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Lynda Angela Mackintosh Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH & C AG LTD→ 15522035 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BUTTERSWOOD FARM LIMITED→ 05531366 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| C.H. SCHOLEY & SONS LIMITED→ 00573067 · est 1956 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 69y | — | — |
| C.S. BACKHOUSE LIMITED→ 06046944 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CC RURAL LTD→ 16334644 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CLEARWATER LAKES FISHERY LIMITED→ 05251963 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| CLOSE-CALL LIMITED→ 10891666 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CO PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 10606821 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| COCKCROFT FARMING LIMITED→ 12086749 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| COGGON BROTHERS LIMITED→ 08931828 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| COLLINSON FARM SERVICES LTD→ 16982100 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLLINSON PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ 15885557 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Huggin Farm Huggin Carr Road
Hatfield Woodhouse
Doncaster
DN7 6BY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MACKINTOSH, Lynda Angela→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKINTOSH, William John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-16 · resigned 2008-12-16
TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-12-16 · resigned 2008-12-16
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/06/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/03/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/11/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/05/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13