B&B FARMING LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16797556 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-20
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
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£-1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
3 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,235

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£90k
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-31
Total assets£-1.2k
Cash£90.0k
Net assets£-1.2k

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B&B FARMING LIMITED
  4. 2025-10-20
    BENNETT, Cerys Elin appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-20
    BROWN, Callum Robert appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-20
    BROWN, Joshua Nathan appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Callum Robert Brown
Individual · British · DOB 09/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/10/2025
Cerys Elin Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 11/2002 · age 24
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/10/2025
Mr Joshua Nathan Brown
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/10/2025

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
Incorporated2025-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Cifeithy Isaf,
Kidwelly
Carmarthen
SA17 5AU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BENNETT, Cerys Elin
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-10-20
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Active
BROWN, Callum Robert
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-10-20
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Active
BROWN, Joshua Nathan
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-10-20
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-20