BUSHES FARM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10263944 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£38.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,440
Net assets shrinking
Down £914 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£582
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£202k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£52k£105k£157k£210k£262kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£38.4k£39.4k
Current assets£202.3k£262.3k
Cash£582£6.4k
Debtors£196.0k£250.0k
Net assets£38.4k£39.4k

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

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2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-30
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    MCKENNA, Jayne resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-08-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2021-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-07-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Empowered Pensions LTD as Trustees of Gaerfield Properties LTD-Ssas
  20. 2016-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BUSHES FARM LIMITED
  21. 2016-07-05
    ➕
    HARRY, Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2016-07-05
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Jayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

Bentra Farmhouse Bentra Farmhouse
Llangovan
Monmouth
Monmouthshire
NP25 4DA
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HARRY, Richard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-07-05
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Active
MCKENNA, Jayne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2026-03-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Empowered Pensions as Trustees of Gaerfield Properties -Ssas / Richard William Harry
Empowered Pensions LTD as Trustees of Gaerfield Properties LTD-Ssas / Richard William Harry
A registered charge1 property15/07/201625/08/2021

Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16