BATE FARRIERY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12246863 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-07
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-11-10
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BATE FARRIERY LTD
  16. 2019-10-07
    ➕
    BATE, James Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-07
    ➕
    BATE, Rebecca Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2019-10-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BATE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Bate
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/11/2021
Mrs Rebecca Mary Bate
Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/11/2021

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
Incorporated2019-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

Meadow View 8 Little Heath
Gamlingay
Sandy
SG19 3LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BATE, James Andrew→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-10-07
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Active
BATE, Rebecca Mary→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-07
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12