BEAR PRODUCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06943107 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-24

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£1.51M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,514,234

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£261k

Net Worth

£1.5m

Current Assets

£2.0m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31
Total assets	£1.53M
Current assets	£2.01M
Cash	£260.6k
Debtors	£1.07M
Net assets	£1.51M

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-07-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-06
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officers · CH01
2025-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-09-10
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-13
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KITCHEN, Joseph Charles Tunnard appointed
director
2024-11-13
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KITCHEN, Rachel Caroline appointed
director
2024-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-05-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
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officers · TM01
2024-04-16
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KITCHEN, Christopher James Tunnard resigned
director
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-06-24
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Company incorporated
As BEAR PRODUCE LIMITED
2009-06-24
➕
KITCHEN, Kathryn Ann appointed
director
2009-06-24
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-06-24
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-06-24
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COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur appointed
director
2009-06-24
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COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur resigned
director
2009-06-24
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KITCHEN, Christopher James Tunnard 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KITCHEN, Joseph Charles Tunnard (same surname) appointed 2024-11-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Joseph Charles Tunnard Kitchen Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	16/01/2025
Miss Rachel Caroline Kitchen Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	16/01/2025
Mrs Kathryn Ann Kitchen Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Christopher James Tunnard Kitchenceased 16/04/2024· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2009-06-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities

Registered office

Totmoor Farm

Owmby By Spital

Market Rasen

Lincolnshire

LN8 2DR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-08

Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

KITCHEN, Joseph Charles Tunnard→

director · ~41y · appointed 2024-11-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KITCHEN, Kathryn Ann→

director · ~73y · appointed 2009-06-24

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Active

KITCHEN, Rachel Caroline→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-24 · resigned 2009-06-24

Resigned

COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur→

director · ~82y · appointed 2009-06-24 · resigned 2009-06-24

Resigned

KITCHEN, Christopher James Tunnard→

director · ~72y · appointed 2009-06-24 · resigned 2024-04-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-07-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-07-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-19

move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address

address · AD03

2025-09-10

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2025-09-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-06-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-06-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-11-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-24

move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address

address · AD03

2024-05-31

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-05-31