BAPTON MANOR FARM LIMITED, BA12 0SB : Companies House Number 00414517

Executive summary

Bapton Manor Farm Limited is an asset-rich, family-controlled agricultural enterprise whose strategic value is overwhelmingly concentrated in its £8.84M investment property portfolio, representing both its primary competitive moat and its most significant concentration risk. The company has achieved a remarkable liquidity transformation—cash reserves have grown from £10,400 (2019) to £472,830 (2025)—creating financial flexibility that, if deployed strategically toward revenue diversification (renewables, agritourism, premium agriculture), could transform the business from an asset-heavy, income-light operation into a more balanced value generator. The critical constraint is operational capacity: with only 3 employees and complex family-trust governance, the business must professionalise its management structure to capitalise on its substantial asset base and navigate the dual challenges of agricultural policy transition and generational succession.

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Shareholders' funds

£7,900,872

Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1946-07-08
Employees: 3 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: The Farm Office Bapton Manor Farm, Bapton, Warminster, England, BA12 0SB
Postcode: BA12 0SB
Capital: 60,100 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full
Charges: 0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Next due by: 2027-06-30
Financial year end: 30 September

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-12-07
Next due by: 2026-12-21

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Nature of business (SIC)

1500 Mixed farming

Officers 4 current · 1 resigned

MRS Tracy Elizabeth LYALL Director

Appointed 2019-03-29

MR CHRISTOPHER JAMES LYALL Secretary

Appointed 1991-12-24

MR CHRISTOPHER JAMES LYALL Director

FARMER Appointed 1991-12-24

Christopher James LYALL Director

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA376991 (Tier 1), registered since 2018.

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Previous company names

Name	Date changed
BAPTON MANOR ESTATES LIMITED	1976-12-31

Previous registered addresses 1

Address	Changed on
BAPTON MANOR, BAPTON, NR WARMINSTER, WILTS, BA12 0SB	2019-12-17

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 117 similar companies in BA

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1946.

No.7 of the largest mixed farming companies in Bath →

Competitors Bath

1. HOPKINS DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

£48,455,504
2. HOPKINS ESTATES LIMITED

£45,205,504
3. J.A. & E. MONTGOMERY LIMITED

£19,080,256
4. ROGAM FARMS LTD

£13,653,068
5. KENNETH SPENCER LIMITED

£9,750,251

This company ranks 7 among mixed farming in Bath.

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Property in England & Wales 7 titles

Freehold: 7
Most recent registration: 2025-06-26
Price paid, where recorded: £675,000
Where: Wiltshire (7)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
WT483139	Wiltshire	Freehold	2025-06-26	—
WT442826	Wiltshire	Freehold	2019-01-18	—
WT279633	Wiltshire	Freehold	2013-10-04	—
WT70256	Wiltshire	Freehold	2013-10-04	£675,000
WT304012	Wiltshire	Freehold	2012-07-30	—
WT303904	Wiltshire	Freehold	2012-07-26	—
WT302862	Wiltshire	Freehold	2012-06-06	—

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