BROWN HARE FARMING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10247374 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 400 |
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
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BROWN HARE FARMING LTD
- 2016-06-23➕LIDDIARD, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-06-23➕LIDDIARD, George appointeddirector
- 2016-06-23➕LIDDIARD, Tracey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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 Andrew Liddiard Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 18/06/2018 |
Mrs Tracey Liddiard Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/06/2018 |
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
Incorporated2016-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
C/O Gravita Oxford Llp First Floor, Park Central
40/41 Park End Street
Oxford
OX1 1JD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LIDDIARD, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-06-23
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LIDDIARD, George→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2016-06-23
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LIDDIARD, Tracey→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16