BILBOROUGH FARMING LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC402690 · llp · incorporated 2015-11-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 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
24 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-11-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-05-31📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2022-05-31📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01➕BILBOROUGH, Tom George Crossley appointedllp-designated-member
- 2022-04-01➕WIGHAM, Kitty Anabel Crossley appointedllp-designated-member
- 2022-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-12-08📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-30📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2016-10-13📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2015-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BILBOROUGH FARMING LLP
- 2015-11-05➕BILBOROUGH, Christopher James Crossley appointedllp-designated-member
- 2015-11-05➕BILBOROUGH, Victoria Jane appointedllp-designated-member
- 2015-11-05📄incorporation-limited-liability-partnershipincorporation · LLIN01
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher James Bilborough Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | — | — | control reported | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Victoria Jane Bilborough Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | — | — | control reported | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A L ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD→ 06740578 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| A1 DETAILING LTD→ 11939807 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABF EUROPE LIMITED→ 03998389 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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| ADAM BALTI & PIZZA LIMITED→ 12442127 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2015-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Hammer Farm
Jervaulx
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 4JF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BILBOROUGH, Christopher James Crossley→
Activellp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2015-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BILBOROUGH, Tom George Crossley→
Activellp-designated-member · ~29y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BILBOROUGH, Victoria Jane→
Activellp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WIGHAM, Kitty Anabel Crossley→
Activellp-designated-member · ~34y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-21
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2022-05-31
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-16