BFF GROUP LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14619193 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 03120SIC 03120
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0£0£0Feb 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-242024-02-06

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-01-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BFF GROUP LTD
  13. 2023-01-26
    JACKSON, Leon Brady appointed
    director
  14. 2023-01-26
    JACKSON, Marianne Fiona appointed
    director
  15. 2023-01-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JACKSON, Leon Brady (same surname) appointed 2023-01-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-08

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leon Brady Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/01/2023
Mrs Marianne Fiona Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Brickyard Farm And Fisheries, Star Fen
Heckington
Sleaford
NG34 9ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JACKSON, Leon Brady
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-01-26
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JACKSON, Marianne Fiona
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-01-26
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-26