BILLINGTON FARMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08348811 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-07
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.63M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,625,056
Cash YoY
+37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£461k
↑ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£325k£650k£975k£1.3m£1.6mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1.74M£1.42M
Current assets£1.03M£780.6k
Cash£461.2k£335.9k
Debtors£229.4k£189.9k
Net assets£1.63M£1.31M

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-05-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-18
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BILLINGTON FARMING LIMITED
  17. 2013-01-07
    ➕
    BILLINGTON, David appointed
    director
  18. 2013-01-07
    ➕
    BILLINGTON, Janet Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-07
    ➕
    BILLINGTON, Paul David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BILLINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul David Billington
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Janet Ann Billington
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr David Billington
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Broad Oak Farm
Siddington
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 9JR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BILLINGTON, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-01-07
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Active
BILLINGTON, Janet Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-01-07
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Active
BILLINGTON, Paul David→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-01-07
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26