EMBLETON HALL DAIRIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01820846 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 34.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Allica Financial Services Limited
- 2024-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-09-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-06➖THOMPSON, Sally resigneddirector
- 2019-06-19➖NICHOLSON, Christine Emily resignedsecretary
- 2012-11-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-12-16➖BURGESS, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 1996-04-29➖THOMPSON, Sally resignedsecretary
- 1996-04-25➕NICHOLSON, Christine Emily appointedsecretary
- 1992-10-01➕THOMPSON, Paul William appointeddirector
- 1992-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1984-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs EMBLETON HALL DAIRIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Thompson Individual · British · DOB 11/1938 · age 88 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Paul William Thompson Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511
Registered office
Murton Hall Farm
Hurworth Burn
Wingate
Co Durham
TS28 5NU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
THOMPSON, Paul William→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1992-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICHOLSON, Christine Emily→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-25 · resigned 2019-06-19
THOMPSON, Sally→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-04-29
BURGESS, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · resigned 1997-12-16
THOMPSON, Sally→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2019-10-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 10/01/1992 | 02/11/2012 |
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Recent filings (111 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-09-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16