BRIGHTON CSA - FORK AND DIG IT CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
13320268 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-04-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£436
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £436
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£436
↑ 119% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £436 | £-2.3k |
| Current assets | £2.0k | £3.2k |
| Cash | £2.0k | £3.2k |
| Net assets | £436 | £-2.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-30➖FARRELL, Cecilia Jane resigneddirector
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIGHTON CSA - FORK AND DIG IT CIC
- 2021-04-08➕HAYES, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08➕LAWTON, Julia appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08➕REDFEARN, Andrew Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08➕FARRELL, Cecilia Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
65/100
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 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| A. STEMN ORGANISATION LTD→ 13421354 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ATHERALLS FARMS LIMITED→ 01834578 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| BARKER TREE SURGERY LTD→ 14404821 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEVERNBRIDGE STABLES LIMITED→ 06137332 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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| BÖN HEALING HERBS & RETREATS LTD→ 16051254 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Flat 6 Hilary Lodge
28 South Avenue
Brighton
BN2 0BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HAYES, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2021-04-08
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LAWTON, Julia→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-04-08
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REDFEARN, Andrew Christopher→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-04-08
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FARRELL, Cecilia Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-04-08 · resigned 2026-04-30
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2021-04-08