WILMINGTON TROUT FARM LIMITED
Opportunity 48/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (55/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2016-01-08📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2015-06-16⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2015-06-16🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-03-16⚠️liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution-with-case-end-dateinsolvency · 2.35B
- 2014-09-05⚠️liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 2.24B
- 2014-09-05⚠️liquidation-in-administration-extension-of-periodinsolvency · 2.31B
- 2014-04-16⚠️liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 2.24B
- 2013-12-19⚠️liquidation-administration-notice-deemed-approval-of-proposalsinsolvency · F2.18
- 2013-11-12⚠️liquidation-in-administration-proposalsinsolvency · 2.17B
- 2013-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-09-16⚠️liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administratorinsolvency · 2.12B
- 2012-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-10-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2011-10-25➖MISTRY, Bankimchandra Babubhai resignedsecretary
- 2011-10-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2010-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-04📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-09-04📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-29📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2001-01-15➖GORICK, Caroline resignedsecretary
- 2001-01-15➕MISTRY, Bankimchandra Babubhai appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs WILMINGTON TROUT FARM LIMITED
- 2000-08-30➕GORICK, Mark Lionel appointeddirector
- 2000-08-30➕GORICK, Caroline appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-30➕ISLAM, Atiqual appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-30➖ISLAM, Atiqual resignedsecretary
- 2000-08-30➕ISLAM, Khadimul appointeddirector
- 2000-08-30➖ISLAM, Khadimul resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2013-09-30
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2016-09-13
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2015-06-16: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2015-03-16: liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution-with-case-end-date
Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.
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