CLASSIC EGGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03748348 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
105 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£1£2£2£3£4Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£4
Net assets—£4

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
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-14
    ➖
    HOWMAN, William Angia resigned
    director
  8. 2021-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-10-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2019-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-04-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2019-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2010-11-09
    ➕
    EAGLE, Matthew Oliver appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    VERGERSON, Jeffrey Vernon appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-01
    ➕
    EAGLE, Matthew Oliver appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    VERGERSON, Julie Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    VERGERSON, Jeffrey Vernon resigned
    director
  24. 2004-05-15
    ➖
    HOWLETT, Anne Compton resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-05-15
    ➕
    VERGERSON, Julie Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-05-15
    ➖
    HOWLETT, Anne Compton resigned
    director
  27. 2004-05-14
    ➖
    HOWLETT, Matthew resigned
    director
  28. 2002-02-27
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Matthew appointed
    director
  29. 2002-02-27
    ➖
    HOWLETT, Timothy John Webster resigned
    director
  30. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Anne Compton appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-05-05
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Anne Compton appointed
    director
  33. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Timothy John Webster appointed
    director
  34. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    HOWMAN, William Angia appointed
    director
  35. 1999-05-05
    ➕
    VERGERSON, Jeffrey Vernon appointed
    director
  36. 1999-05-05
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1999-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIC EGGS LIMITED
  38. 1999-04-08
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1999-04-08
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

Countryside Free Range Eggs Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Countryside Free Range Eggs Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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CLASSIC EGGS LIMITED
This company · 03748348

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jeffrey Vernon Vergerson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Countryside Free Range Eggs Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

EAGLE, Matthew Oliver→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EAGLE, Matthew Oliver→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VERGERSON, Jeffrey Vernon→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWLETT, Anne Compton→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2004-05-15
Resigned
VERGERSON, Julie Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-15 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-08 · resigned 1999-05-05
Resigned
HOWLETT, Anne Compton→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2004-05-15
Resigned
HOWLETT, Matthew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-02-27 · resigned 2004-05-14
Resigned
HOWLETT, Timothy John Webster→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2002-02-27
Resigned
HOWMAN, William Angia→
director · ~100y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2021-04-14
Resigned
VERGERSON, Jeffrey Vernon→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-05-05 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-08 · resigned 1999-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09