DE COURCY IRELAND PARTNERS
🌳Matureactive
01509189 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1980-07-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18➕SCLATER, Josephine Helen Emelia appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2015-08-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-08-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-09-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 1998-09-29➕SCLATER, Rupert Edward Lutley Pigott appointeddirector
- 1980-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DE COURCY IRELAND PARTNERS
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Eleanor Sclater Individual · British · DOB 01/1941 · age 85 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Rupert Edward Lutley Pigott Sclaterceased 02/11/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1980-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Abington Pigotts Hall
Abington Pigotts
Royston Herts
SG8 0SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
SCLATER, Josephine Helen Emelia→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-18
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Active
Active
SCLATER, Rupert Edward Lutley Pigott→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1998-09-29
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01