CATTON TURKEYS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01311618 · ltd · incorporated 1977-05-02
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£311.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 47.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £311,673
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£312k
Current Assets
£53k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | £53.1k | — |
| Net assets | £311.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-10-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-01➖ACKERLEY, John resigneddirector
- 2017-04-29➖ACKERLEY, Mary Nancy resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-29➖ACKERLEY, Mary Nancy resigneddirector
- 1985-07-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1982-03-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1979-06-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank LTD
- 1977-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CATTON TURKEYS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Frances Elizabeth Ackerley Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2020 |
Mr Simon John Ackerley Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Ackerleyceased 30/06/2019· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| CASTELVY SPANIELS LTD→ 16886204 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470
Registered office
Catton Turkeys Limited
Low Catton
York
YO41 1EA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ACKERLEY, Mary Nancy→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-04-29
ACKERLEY, John→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2017-07-01
ACKERLEY, Mary Nancy→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2017-04-29
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/07/1985 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 24/03/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank LTD | Mortgage | 1 property | 04/06/1979 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10