BURLAND FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07406127 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.3y 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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 13.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-04-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-04-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BURLAND FARM LIMITED
- 2010-10-13➕ALLWOOD, Joshua Bartholomew appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-13➕ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-10-13➕ALLWOOD, Joshua Bartholomew appointeddirector
- 2010-10-13➕ALLWOOD, Sandra Ryals 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 16 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
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 73 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 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Michael Allwood Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Joshua Bartholomew Allwood Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sandra Ryals Allwood Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | — | — | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Burland Farm Wrexham Road
Burland
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 8ND
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ALLWOOD, Joshua Bartholomew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-10-13
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ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2010-10-13
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ALLWOOD, Joshua Bartholomew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2010-10-13
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ALLWOOD, Sandra Ryals→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-10-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 10/03/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/04/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/04/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-23