R. FOUNTAIN & SON

🌳Matureactive

02373592 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1989-04-19

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£15.58M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01300

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.2y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 16.2 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 (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £15,579,256

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£3.9m

Net Worth

£16m

Current Assets

£13m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30
Total assets	£16.08M
Current assets	£12.55M
Cash	£3.92M
Debtors	£8.00M
Net assets	£15.58M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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mortgage · MR01
2026-04-07
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-31
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2026-03-31
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
2026-03-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-16
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officers · CH01
2025-09-11
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officers · CH01
2025-08-13
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accounts · AA
2025-03-05
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officers · RP04AP01
2024-12-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-24
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incorporation · MA
2024-12-18
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officers · AP04
2024-12-18
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officers · TM01
2024-12-18
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officers · AP01
2024-12-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-18
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address · AD01
2024-12-18
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officers · TM01
2024-10-25
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OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-10-25
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GOULD, Macrae Butler appointed
director
2024-10-25
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FOUNTAIN, Thelma resigned
secretary
2024-10-25
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FOUNTAIN, Nicholas resigned
director
2024-10-25
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FOUNTAIN, Toni resigned
director
2022-10-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-13
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mortgage · MR04
2022-10-13
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mortgage · MR04
2022-10-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-10-13
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-10-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-10-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-04-06
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FOUNTAIN, Toni appointed
director
2016-03-15
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Nicholas Fountain
2016-01-18
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FOUNTAIN, Roy resigned
director
2016-01-18
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FOUNTAIN, Thelma resigned
director
2010-06-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-06-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-04-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1998-04-06
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FOUNTAIN, Robin Charles appointed
director
1989-04-19
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Company incorporated
As R. FOUNTAIN & SON

Owner dependency

83/100

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 "FOUNTAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

R Fountain Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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R Fountain Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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R. FOUNTAIN & SON

This company · 02373592

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
R Fountain Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 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

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated1989-04-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300

Registered office

3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 2DT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-25

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Active

FOUNTAIN, Robin Charles→

director · ~48y · appointed 1998-04-06

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Active

GOULD, Macrae Butler→

director · ~36y · appointed 2024-10-25

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Active

FOUNTAIN, Thelma→

secretary · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

FOUNTAIN, Nicholas→

director · ~62y · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

FOUNTAIN, Roy→

director · ~92y · resigned 2016-01-18

Resigned

FOUNTAIN, Thelma→

director · ~87y · resigned 2016-01-18

Resigned

FOUNTAIN, Toni→

director · ~49y · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2024-10-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	31/03/2026	—
outstanding	Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	31/03/2026	—
satisfied	Nicholas Fountain	A registered charge	—	15/03/2016	13/10/2022
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/06/2010	13/10/2022
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/06/2010	13/10/2022
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	30/04/2010	13/10/2022

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Recent filings (119 total)

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mortgage · MR01

2026-04-07

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mortgage · MR01

2026-04-07

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2026-03-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-13

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officers · RP04AP01

2025-03-05

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-12-24

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-12-24

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2024-12-18

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

officers · TM01

2024-12-18

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

officers · AP01

2024-12-18

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-12-18

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-18