PARTON'S POULETS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05258440 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-13
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 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-17📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-02-17📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-02-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-05-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs PARTON'S POULETS LIMITED
- 2004-10-13➕PARTON, Paul David appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-13➕PARTON, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2004-10-13➕PARTON, Paul David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul David Parton Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Emma Louise Parton Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEC BEEF LIMITED→ 11134854 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| KOHJENTA LIMITED→ 05823828 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| M.E. FURNISS & SONS (FARMS)→ 00956173 · est 1969 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | — | — |
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| NORTH LYNN LTD→ 05565593 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| P D M PRODUCE (U.K.) LIMITED→ 03185729 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470
Registered office
Norton Wood Farm
Norton In Hales
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 4BA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PARTON, Paul David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARTON, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-10-13
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PARTON, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-13
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/04/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/05/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-18
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-02-17
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-02-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21