JOHN E.HAITH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00698173 · ltd · incorporated 1961-07-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.52M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10910
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10920SIC 10920
  • 46210SIC 46210
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 62.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 62.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
148 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,522,467
Net assets shrinking
Down £124,906 YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£70k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£379k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£329k£659k£988k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.58M£1.72M
Current assets£378.8k£410.1k
Cash£69.7k£115.2k
Debtors£31.8k£31.5k
Net assets£1.52M£1.65M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  5. 2024-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  7. 2023-09-29
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  8. 2023-04-12
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  11. 2023-04-12
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    address · AD01
  12. 2022-09-29
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  13. 2021-11-27
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  14. 2021-11-27
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  15. 2021-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #11
  16. 2021-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #10
  17. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-18
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  20. 2020-12-18
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  21. 2020-12-18
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  22. 2020-12-18
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  23. 2020-12-18
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
  24. 2020-12-18
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
  25. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #9
  26. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #8
  27. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #7
  28. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #6
  29. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  31. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  32. 2020-12-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 2020-12-14
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    KING, Simon Harry appointed
    director
  34. 2015-09-17
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Handelsbanken Finans Ab (Publ)
  35. 2015-08-22
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    Charge satisfied #5
  36. 2015-07-31
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  37. 2015-07-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  38. 2010-03-30
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    HAITH, Rachael Lea appointed
    director
  39. 2009-09-11
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    KING, Simon Harry resigned
    director
  40. 2008-11-11
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  41. 2008-08-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 2000-04-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  43. 2000-04-07
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    KING, Simon Harry appointed
    director
  44. 2000-04-04
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    HAITH, Rachael Lea appointed
    secretary
  45. 2000-04-04
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    HAITH, Raymond Albert resigned
    secretary
  46. 2000-04-04
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    HAITH, Evelyn Margaret resigned
    director
  47. 2000-04-04
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    HAITH, Raymond Albert resigned
    director
  48. 1975-03-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  49. 1975-03-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  50. 1964-06-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Provincial Bank LTD
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Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Jeh Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jeh Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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JOHN E.HAITH LIMITED
This company · 00698173

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jeh Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr David John Haith
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence14/12/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

The Bird Food Centre Bolingbroke Road
Fairfield Industrial Estate
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 0WA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HAITH, Rachael Lea→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAITH, David John→
director · ~71y
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Active
HAITH, Rachael Lea→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-03-30
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Active
KING, Simon Harry→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAITH, Raymond Albert→
secretary · resigned 2000-04-04
Resigned
HAITH, Evelyn Margaret→
director · ~96y · resigned 2000-04-04
Resigned
HAITH, Raymond Albert→
director · ~92y · resigned 2000-04-04
Resigned
KING, Simon Harry→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2009-09-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Cambridge & Counties
Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property18/12/202027/11/2021
satisfied
Cambridge & Counties
Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property18/12/202027/11/2021
satisfied
Handelsbanken Finans Ab (Publ)
A registered charge—17/09/201518/12/2020
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge—31/07/201518/12/2020
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property31/07/201518/12/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property11/11/200818/12/2020
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/08/200822/08/2015
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property26/04/200018/12/2020
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property11/03/197518/12/2020
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property11/03/197518/12/2020
satisfied
National Provincial Bank
National Provincial Bank LTD
& general charges mortgage1 property04/06/196418/12/2020

Recent filings (148 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29