EQUINE PRODUCTS U.K. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01558658 · ltd · incorporated 1981-04-28

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10910

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 44.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 44.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

158 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	15	1400

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
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KELLY, Enda appointed
director
2026-03-31
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MASTERSON, Raoul Patrick resigned
director
2026-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
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SANTENS, Julie appointed
director
2026-02-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-29
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MARIEN, Tom resigned
director
2025-10-15
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-15
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Charge satisfied #3
2025-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-22
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GELDHOF, Jeroen resigned
director
2024-03-22
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MARIEN, Tom appointed
director
2024-01-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-21
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-20
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Belfius Bank Nv/Sa
2023-12-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
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WILLIAMSON, Ian resigned
secretary
2023-12-06
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MASTERSON, Philip resigned
director
2023-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
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GELDHOF, Jeroen appointed
director
2023-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2004-05-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-04-16
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EDDERY, Michael Joseph resigned
director
2004-04-16
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MASTERSON, Philip appointed
director
2004-04-16
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MASTERSON, Raoul Patrick appointed
director
2004-04-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2002-08-19
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REAY, Michael resigned
director
2002-08-13
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EDDERY, Michael Joseph appointed
director
2000-01-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
1993-09-01
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WILLIAMSON, Ian appointed
secretary
1993-08-05
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CRYER, Martyn Philip resigned
secretary
1993-08-05
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CRYER, Martyn Philip resigned
director
1982-06-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
1981-04-28
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Company incorporated
As EQUINE PRODUCTS U.K. LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MARIEN, Tom resigned 2025-12-29; MASTERSON, Raoul Patrick resigned 2026-03-31

Group structure

Ecg N&S Ireland Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ecg N&S Ireland Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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EQUINE PRODUCTS U.K. LIMITED

This company · 01558658

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
Ecg N&S Ireland Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/01/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Tom Marienceased 29/12/2025· significant influence
Los Alerces Limitedceased 15/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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6 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

Incorporated1981-04-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

Unit 8 Gateway West

Newburn Riverside

Newcastle

NE15 8NX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-13

Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

KELLY, Enda→

director · ~51y · appointed 2026-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SANTENS, Julie→

director · ~46y · appointed 2026-02-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRYER, Martyn Philip→

secretary · resigned 1993-08-05

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, Ian→

secretary · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 2023-12-06

Resigned

CRYER, Martyn Philip→

director · ~68y · resigned 1993-08-05

Resigned

EDDERY, Michael Joseph→

director · ~75y · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2004-04-16

Resigned

GELDHOF, Jeroen→

director · ~50y · appointed 2023-12-01 · resigned 2024-03-22

Resigned

MARIEN, Tom→

director · ~56y · appointed 2024-03-22 · resigned 2025-12-29

Resigned

MASTERSON, Philip→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2023-12-06

Resigned

MASTERSON, Raoul Patrick→

director · ~63y · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

REAY, Michael→

director · ~89y · resigned 2002-08-19

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Belfius Bank Nv/Sa	A registered charge	1 property	20/12/2023	15/10/2025
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	10/01/2000	25/05/2004
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD	Debenture	1 property	14/06/1982	07/04/2004

Recent filings (158 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-05-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-16

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-05-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-13

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-10-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-04-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-04-16