BRIARS FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09117937 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-07
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 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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 · oldest 11.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 7 | 700 |
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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-10➖WINSTONE, Molly Doreen resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➕WINSTONE, George James appointeddirector
- 2017-01-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-04-27➖WINSTONE, Morris Henry resigneddirector
- 2014-10-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIARS FARM LIMITED
- 2014-07-07➕WINSTONE, Peter George appointeddirector
- 2014-07-07➕WINSTONE, Wendy appointeddirector
- 2014-07-07➕WINSTONE, Molly Doreen appointeddirector
- 2014-07-07➕WINSTONE, Morris Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George James Winstone Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 18/07/2019 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Peter George Winstoneceased 25/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Wendy Winstoneceased 25/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mrs Molly Doreen Winstoneceased 14/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr The Executors Of Morris Henry Winstoneceased 22/07/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BOYDSIDE LTD→ 10545647 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BRIDIES FARM CIC→ 14774873 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Maltravers House
Petters Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 1SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
WINSTONE, George James→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-09-01
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WINSTONE, Peter George→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-07-07
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WINSTONE, Wendy→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-07-07
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WINSTONE, Molly Doreen→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2014-07-07 · resigned 2021-08-10
WINSTONE, Morris Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 2014-07-07 · resigned 2015-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/10/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-18