LITTLETOWN DAIRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02807920 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-02

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£1.59M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10519

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.8y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 £1,593,500

Cash draining

Cash down 68% YoY

Cash YoY

-68%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£79k

↓ 68% YoY

Net Worth

£1.6m

↑ 21% YoY

Current Assets

£1.5m

↓ 2.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£2.51M	£1.88M
Current assets	£1.54M	£1.58M
Cash	£79.1k	£251.1k
Debtors	£1.27M	£1.13M
Net assets	£1.59M	£1.31M

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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-06-10
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2025-06-02
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2024-05-31
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2023-06-20
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2022-05-25
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2021-06-22
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2020-06-25
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2019-06-27
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2018-05-08
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2017-06-29
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2016-05-25
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2016-04-18
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2015-06-25
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2015-03-12
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mortgage · MR04
2015-03-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-03-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2014-12-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-11-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-04-06
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FORSHAW, Janet Elizabeth appointed
director
2013-04-06
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MOULDING, Alison Mary appointed
director
2012-12-04
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FORSHAW, Matthew resigned
director
1994-09-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1993-04-02
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Company incorporated
As LITTLETOWN DAIRY LIMITED
1993-04-02
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FORSHAW, Eileen Mary appointed
secretary
1993-04-02
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FORSHAW, Eileen Mary appointed
director
1993-04-02
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-04-02
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-04-02
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FORSHAW, Matthew appointed
director
1993-04-02
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-04-02
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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 ·

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.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Eileen Mary Forshaw Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Alison Mary Moulding Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Janet Elizabeth Forshaw Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-04-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10519 — SIC 10519

Registered office

Little Town Farm

Thornley Longridge

Preston

Lancashire

PR3 2TB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-16

Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

FORSHAW, Eileen Mary→

secretary · appointed 1993-04-02

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Active

FORSHAW, Eileen Mary→

director · ~81y · appointed 1993-04-02

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Active

FORSHAW, Janet Elizabeth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-06

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Active

MOULDING, Alison Mary→

director · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-06

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Active

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-02 · resigned 1993-04-02

Resigned

FORSHAW, Matthew→

director · ~84y · appointed 1993-04-02 · resigned 2012-12-04

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-04-02 · resigned 1993-04-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	03/03/2015	—
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	14/11/2014	12/03/2015
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	07/09/1994	08/12/2014

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