BITHIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07167915 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
68 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-08-31📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2023-08-18📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-01-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-06-30➖DAY, Peter Thomas resigneddirector
- 2017-01-01➕FOWLER, Simon Neil appointeddirector
- 2014-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-02-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-10-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2010-10-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2010-05-19➕AUBREY, Michael John appointedsecretary
- 2010-05-19➕AMMAN, Francesco Saverio, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2010-05-19➕GRUNINGER, Christoph appointeddirector
- 2010-05-19➖M&R SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-05-19➕DAY, Peter Thomas appointeddirector
- 2010-05-19➖PICKTHORN, Tom resigneddirector
- 2010-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BITHIA LIMITED
- 2010-02-24➕M&R SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-02-24➕PICKTHORN, Tom appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Francesco Baggi Sisini Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 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
Incorporated2010-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
100 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1PH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
AUBREY, Michael John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-05-19
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AMMAN, Francesco Saverio, Doctor→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-05-19
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FOWLER, Simon Neil→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-01
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GRUNINGER, Christoph→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2010-05-19
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M&R SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2010-05-19
DAY, Peter Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2010-05-19 · resigned 2017-06-30
PICKTHORN, Tom→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2010-05-19
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/04/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/02/2014 | 28/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/10/2010 | 17/02/2014 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/10/2010 | 17/02/2014 |
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-08-31
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-30