BRANSTON POTATOES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07224357 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

45/100
under pressure

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.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-262024-07-26

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-04-18
    WINDLE, James appointed
    director
  12. 2018-04-18
    BEATTIE, Graeme resigned
    director
  13. 2018-04-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-11-30
    MCTURK, Julie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  20. 2010-05-07
    MCTURK, Julie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-05-07
    BEATTIE, Graeme appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-07
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2010-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRANSTON POTATOES LIMITED
  24. 2010-04-15
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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

Group structure

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

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Branston Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BRANSTON POTATOES LIMITED
This company · 07224357

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
Branston Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Branston Potatoes Ltd Mere Road
Branston
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 1NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last made up to: 2025-07-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WINDLE, James
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-04-18
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Active
MCTURK, Julie
secretary · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
BEATTIE, Graeme
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2018-04-18
Resigned
ROUND, Jonathon Charles
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-04-15 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement1 property25/05/2010
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-07