BROOM HOUSE FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08698129 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-19
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 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£35.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01450SIC 01450
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 12.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £35,654
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,631 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£36k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £127.3k | £148.9k |
| Current assets | £156.4k | £174.9k |
| Net assets | £35.7k | £68.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-11-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-11-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOM HOUSE FARM LIMITED
- 2013-09-19➕CAIRNS, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-09-19➕RICHARDSON, Yvonne Maria Margaretha appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Robert Cairns Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Yvonne Maria Margaretha Richardson Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 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
Incorporated2013-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Broom House
Cambo
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 4AT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAIRNS, Ian Robert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Yvonne Maria Margaretha→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-19
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2013 | 03/12/2013 |
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-02