ESSENTIAL NUTRITION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02407484 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-24
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 28.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 21100SIC 21100
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (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 28.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 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 (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-11📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-09-29📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-13➖PARKER, Anne Pauline resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-03-31📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-25📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-27➖CHAPMAN, Thomas Brian resigneddirector
- 2006-08-22➖AHERN, William resigneddirector
- 2005-07-25➖CHAPMAN, Thomas William resigneddirector
- 2001-01-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1996-06-01➕AHERN, William appointeddirector
- 1994-08-08➕PARKER, Anne Pauline appointedsecretary
- 1994-08-08➕PARKER, Anne Pauline appointeddirector
- 1994-06-01➕CHAPMAN, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 1994-01-01➕CHAPMAN, Thomas Brian appointeddirector
- 1989-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ESSENTIAL NUTRITION LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Roger Parker Individual · English · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/04/2022 |
Mr Andrew Philip Parker Individual · English · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/04/2022 |
Mr Christopher Maxwell Parker Individual · English · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/04/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Anne Pauline Parkerceased 11/04/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Bank House
Saltgrounds Road
Brough
HU15 1EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
PARKER, Anne Pauline→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-08-08
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Active
Active
Active
AHERN, William→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 2006-08-22
CHAPMAN, Thomas William→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 1994-06-01 · resigned 2005-07-25
CHAPMAN, Thomas Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1994-01-01 · resigned 2015-11-27
PARKER, Anne Pauline→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1994-08-08 · resigned 2022-04-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/10/1997 | 06/01/2001 |
Recent filings (123 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-12
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-10-11
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21