LINDISFARNE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01214754 · ltd · incorporated 1975-06-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 42.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46342SIC 46342
  • 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
  • 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
115 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees15001700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-01
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    GUNN WILSON, Jodie appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-01
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    OSBORNE, Neil Jeremy appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-01
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    WALWYN-JAMES, Christopher Darryl resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-13
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    address · AD03
  11. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-31
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    TAIT, Ronald Thomas resigned
    director
  19. 2017-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-06-21
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    address · AD02
  21. 2017-06-21
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  22. 2016-05-01
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    BLYTHE, George resigned
    director
  23. 2015-08-27
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    HACKETT, Brenda York resigned
    director
  24. 2014-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, Keith Caville appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Ian Booth appointed
    director
  27. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, Keith Caville appointed
    director
  28. 2014-05-16
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    WALWYN-JAMES, Christopher Darryl appointed
    director
  29. 2014-05-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2014-05-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  31. 2014-05-15
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    HACKETT, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  32. 2014-05-15
    ➖
    HACKETT, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  33. 2014-05-15
    ➖
    HACKETT, Michael Lindsay resigned
    director
  34. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    BLYTHE, George appointed
    director
  35. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    HACKETT, Brenda York appointed
    director
  36. 1983-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland.
  37. 1975-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As LINDISFARNE LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Harry Hotspur Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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LINDISFARNE LIMITED
This company · 01214754

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Harry Hotspur Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

St. Aidan's Winery
Holy Island
Northumberland
TD15 2RX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

STEPHENSON, Keith Caville→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNN WILSON, Jodie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSBORNE, Neil Jeremy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Ian Booth→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENSON, Keith Caville→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HACKETT, Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
BLYTHE, George→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2016-05-01
Resigned
HACKETT, Brenda York→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2015-08-27
Resigned
HACKETT, Elizabeth→
director · ~94y · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
HACKETT, Michael Lindsay→
director · ~73y · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
TAIT, Ronald Thomas→
director · ~73y · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned
WALWYN-JAMES, Christopher Darryl→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/05/2014—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/05/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland.
Debenture1 property12/12/198317/06/2014
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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-06