ADVANCED RUMINANT NUTRITION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06006141 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-22
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 19.5y 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
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46210
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

1 live charge · oldest 19.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 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£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees252100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-07-01
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    DAVIES, Laura Anne appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-01
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    DAVIES, Laura Anne resigned
    director
  13. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Natalie Angela appointed
    director
  14. 2023-07-01
    ➖
    DAVIES, Natalie Angela resigned
    director
  15. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Ross Evan appointed
    director
  16. 2023-07-01
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    DAVIES, Ross Evan resigned
    director
  17. 2023-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-01-01
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    MULLERY, Eoghan appointed
    director
  19. 2022-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-08-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2021-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-08-23
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    BROWN, Ian resigned
    secretary
  24. 2021-08-23
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    BROWN, Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-12-16
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    SPITTAL, Grant Macintyre appointed
    director
  27. 2020-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2006-12-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  30. 2006-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED RUMINANT NUTRITION LIMITED
  31. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    DAVIES, Bryn Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    BROWN, Ian appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-11-22
    ➕
    BROWN, Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Advanced Ruminant Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advanced Ruminant Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED RUMINANT NUTRITION LIMITED
This company · 06006141

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Advanced Ruminant Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Arn Holdings Limitedceased 15/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46210 — SIC 46210

Registered office

14 Mannin Way Lancaster Business Park
Lancaster
LA1 3SW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DAVIES, Bryn Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLERY, Eoghan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPITTAL, Grant Macintyre→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2021-08-23
Resigned
BROWN, Ian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2021-08-23
Resigned
DAVIES, Laura Anne→
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
DAVIES, Natalie Angela→
director · ~23y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
DAVIES, Ross Evan→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/12/2006—
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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22