CARMARTHEN HAM LTD

🌳Matureactive
04858868 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-07
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-08
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    REES, John Matthew James appointed
    director
  4. 2023-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-31
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2016-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-27
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  15. 2015-07-27
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  16. 2014-08-28
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  17. 2003-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CARMARTHEN HAM LTD
  18. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    REES, Angharad Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    REES, Angharad Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    REES, John Christopher James appointed
    director
  21. 2003-08-07
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-08-07
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — REES, John Matthew James (same surname) appointed 2023-10-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Christopher James Rees
Individual · Welsh · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Arfryn
Uplands
Carmarthen
SA32 8DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

REES, Angharad Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-07
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Active
REES, Angharad Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-08-07
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Active
REES, John Matthew James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-08
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Active
REES, John Christopher James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-08-07
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Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-07 · resigned 2003-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-28