BRINSEA FARM LTD

💤Zombieactive
09890549 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1
Current assets£1
Net assets£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-12-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2017-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BRINSEA FARM LTD
  17. 2015-11-26
    JONES, Richard Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Graham Jones
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Calyx House
South Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3DU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, Richard Graham
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-11-26
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03