ELLSEY AND COMPANY (LANCS)LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00271439 · ltd · incorporated 1932-12-22
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£3.11M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,106,005
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.8m
↓ 6.0% YoY
Net Worth
£3.1m
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£3.0m
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.41M | £3.09M |
| Current assets | £3.04M | £3.34M |
| Cash | £1.81M | £1.93M |
| Debtors | £549.5k | £697.5k |
| Net assets | £3.11M | £3.01M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-09➕WILLIAMS, Laurie Antony appointeddirector
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-11-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-24➕WILLIAMS, Gail appointedsecretary
- 2025-11-24➖WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-24➖WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward resigneddirector
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-26➕WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-30➖ROBERTS, Shaun resignedsecretary
- 2014-07-30➖ROBERTS, Shaun resigneddirector
- 2014-03-01➕ROBERTS, Shaun appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-01➖WILLIAMS, Timothy John resignedsecretary
- 2014-03-01➖WILLIAMS, Arthur Wilfred John resigneddirector
- 2014-03-01➕WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward appointeddirector
- 2006-05-10➕ROBERTS, Shaun appointeddirector
- 2000-06-12➖ONEILL, Ann Veronica resignedsecretary
- 2000-06-12➕WILLIAMS, Timothy John appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-25➕ONEILL, Ann Veronica appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-25➖WILLIAMS, Timothy John resignedsecretary
- 1996-06-25➖ELLSEY, Walter Astley resigneddirector
- 1932-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ELLSEY AND COMPANY (LANCS)LIMITED
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward resigned 2025-11-24; WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward resigned 2025-11-24
Group structure
Ellsey & Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ellsey & Co. Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ELLSEY AND COMPANY (LANCS)LIMITED
This company · 00271439
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellsey & Co. Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/12/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Vinegar Holdings Limitedceased 09/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Timothy John Williamsceased 08/12/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1932-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840
Registered office
Unit 1 Tetbury Close
Challenge Way Martland Park
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN5 0LA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
Active
WILLIAMS, Laurie Antony→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2026-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONEILL, Ann Veronica→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 2000-06-12
ROBERTS, Shaun→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2014-07-30
WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-08-26 · resigned 2025-11-24
WILLIAMS, Timothy John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-12 · resigned 2014-03-01
WILLIAMS, Timothy John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-06-25
ELLSEY, Walter Astley→
Resigneddirector · ~119y · resigned 1996-06-25
ROBERTS, Shaun→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-10 · resigned 2014-07-30
WILLIAMS, Arthur Wilfred John→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2014-03-01
WILLIAMS, Matthew Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2025-11-24
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Recent filings (126 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-19