BRANSTON POTATOES LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-26 | 2024-07-26 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-18➕WINDLE, James appointeddirector
- 2018-04-18➖BEATTIE, Graeme resigneddirector
- 2018-04-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-30➖MCTURK, Julie resignedsecretary
- 2010-05-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-05-07➕MCTURK, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2010-05-07➕BEATTIE, Graeme appointeddirector
- 2010-05-07➖ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigneddirector
- 2010-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BRANSTON POTATOES LIMITED
- 2010-04-15➕ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Branston Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Branston Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement | 1 property | 25/05/2010 | — |