JAMES PRINGLE LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH WOOLLEN MILL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02119792 · ltd · incorporated 1987-04-06
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 37.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-17
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    JACKSON, John Robert appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-06-01
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    LEE, Kristian Brian resigned
    director
  20. 2017-05-10
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-20
    ➖
    HOUSTON, David Oliver resigned
    director
  22. 2012-01-04
    ➕
    LEE, Kristian Brian appointed
    director
  23. 2001-07-16
    ➖
    BIRRELL, Colin resigned
    director
  24. 2001-07-13
    ➕
    HOUSTON, David Oliver appointed
    director
  25. 2001-05-31
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, June appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-05-31
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, June appointed
    director
  27. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary resigned
    director
  29. 2000-01-28
    ➕
    BIRRELL, Colin appointed
    director
  30. 2000-01-28
    ➖
    STEVENSON, David Deas resigned
    director
  31. 1996-02-02
    ➖
    AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard resigned
    director
  32. 1996-02-02
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary appointed
    director
  33. 1994-01-31
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary appointed
    secretary
  34. 1994-01-31
    ➖
    KNOX, Ruth resigned
    secretary
  35. 1993-11-30
    ➖
    MOUG, George Boyd resigned
    director
  36. 1993-03-07
    ➖
    CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander resigned
    director
  37. 1993-03-03
    ➕
    AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard appointed
    director
  38. 1993-03-03
    ➕
    STEVENSON, David Deas appointed
    director
  39. 1990-09-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  40. 1989-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Claydesdale Bank Public Limited Company.
  41. 1987-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As JAMES PRINGLE LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH WOOLLEN MILL LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

James Pringle Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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James Pringle Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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JAMES PRINGLE LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH WOOLLEN MILL LIMITED
This company · 02119792

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Pringle Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Global House
5 Castle Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

CARRUTHERS, June→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-31
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Active
CARRUTHERS, June→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-31
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Active
JACKSON, John Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-17
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Active
SIMPSON, Stephen Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-10
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Active
DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-31 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
KNOX, Ruth→
secretary · resigned 1994-01-31
Resigned
AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard→
director · ~90y · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 1996-02-02
Resigned
BIRRELL, Colin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-01-28 · resigned 2001-07-16
Resigned
CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander→
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-03-07
Resigned
DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-02-02 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
HOUSTON, David Oliver→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2012-02-20
Resigned
LEE, Kristian Brian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-04 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
MOUG, George Boyd→
director · ~75y · resigned 1993-11-30
Resigned
STEVENSON, David Deas→
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 2000-01-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Claydesdale Bank Public Company.
Claydesdale Bank Public Limited Company.
Fixed and floating charge1 property26/01/198929/09/1990

Recent filings (130 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18