BRAYFIELD FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07593566 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-06
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 11.5y 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
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees5500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-04-21
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    BOWMAN, Nicholas David King resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2025-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-10-24
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    STEELL, Robert Montgomerie resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-18
    ➕
    ARROWSMITH, Nicholas Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2019-06-18
    ➕
    SHERON, Ben Matthew Oliver appointed
    director
  21. 2019-06-18
    ➕
    BOWMAN, Nicholas David King appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-12-27
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    HARTIGAN, Ruth Carol resigned
    director
  24. 2014-11-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    HARTIGAN, Ann Farrer appointed
    director
  26. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    OLDREY, Arthur David Gerald appointed
    director
  27. 2011-08-11
    ➕
    STEELL, Robert Montgomerie appointed
    director
  28. 2011-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAYFIELD FARMS LIMITED
  29. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    HARTIGAN, George Christopher appointed
    director
  30. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    HARTIGAN, Ruth Carol appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — 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 candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ann Catherine Farrer Hartigan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
75–100%
25–50%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/04/2017
Mr Arthur David Gerald Oldrey
Individual · British · DOB 12/1937 · age 89
—25–50%25-50% voting · trust interest05/04/2017
Mr George Christopher Hartigan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1936 · age 90
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Montgomerie Steellceased 24/10/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2011-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Brayfield House
Cold Brayfield
Olney
Buckinghamshire
MK46 4HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

ARROWSMITH, Nicholas Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTIGAN, Ann Farrer→
director · ~37y · appointed 2011-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTIGAN, George Christopher→
director · ~90y · appointed 2011-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLDREY, Arthur David Gerald→
director · ~89y · appointed 2011-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHERON, Ben Matthew Oliver→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWMAN, Nicholas David King→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
HARTIGAN, Ruth Carol→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2015-12-27
Resigned
STEELL, Robert Montgomerie→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-11 · resigned 2024-10-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—30/11/2014—
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Recent filings (48 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20