CLIVE SOANES (BROILERS) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
02071756 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-07
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 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.57M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,566,280
Cash YoY
+546%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.6m
↑ 546% YoY
Net Worth
£4.6m
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£913k£1.8m£2.7m£3.7m£4.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.39M£7.43M
Current assets£3.79M£3.20M
Cash£1.56M£241.9k
Debtors£1.71M£2.52M
Net assets£4.57M£3.49M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-11
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    SOANES, Margaret Eileen resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-11-11
    ➖
    SOANES, Margaret Eileen resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-11-11
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-22
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  8. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-07-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  14. 2021-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-01-08
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    SOANES, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    SOANES, Clive Kingston resigned
    director
  23. 1996-04-09
    ➖
    KENDALL, Helen Margaret resigned
    director
  24. 1996-04-09
    ➖
    SOANES, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  25. 1996-04-09
    ➖
    SOANES, Anna Louise resigned
    director
  26. 1986-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLIVE SOANES (BROILERS) LTD.

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SOANES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

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: SOANES, Margaret Eileen resigned 2025-11-11; SOANES, Margaret Eileen resigned 2025-11-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Mark Soanes
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Margaret Eileen Soanesceased 20/02/2026· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

Church Hill Farm
Middleton On The Wolds
Driffield
YO25 9UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SOANES, Andrew Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Claire Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOANES, Margaret Eileen→
secretary · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned
KENDALL, Helen Margaret→
director · ~59y · resigned 1996-04-09
Resigned
SOANES, Andrew Mark→
director · ~61y · resigned 1996-04-09
Resigned
SOANES, Anna Louise→
director · ~53y · resigned 1996-04-09
Resigned
SOANES, Clive Kingston→
director · ~91y · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
SOANES, Margaret Eileen→
director · ~83y · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—15/07/2021—
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Recent filings (96 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-30