LINDISFARNE OYSTERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08270044 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-04-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs LINDISFARNE OYSTERS LTD
- 2012-10-26➕SUTHERLAND, Helen Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2012-10-26➕SUTHERLAND, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2012-10-26➕SUTHERLAND, Helen Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 Christopher John Sutherland Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Helen Margaret Sutherland Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHFIELD FARMING LIMITED→ 03525485 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| JAMES STRAUGHAN & SONS LIMITED→ 00204102 · est 1925 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 101y | — | — |
| JSW ACCESS & TREE SERVICES LIMITED→ 12223460 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| L & S E NIELSEN LIMITED→ 04617024 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| L.C. SMALES & SON LIMITED→ 06788163 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| LINDISFARNE LUING LIMITED→ 07449519 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| LOW BLEAKHOPE FARM LIMITED→ 07140052 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| LOWICK HALL ESTATES LIMITED(THE)→ 00368118 · est 1941 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 84y | — | — |
| MAINES FARM CONTRACTING LIMITED→ 08318981 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| MALSHANGER FARM→ 01874888 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| MARIGOLD FARMING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC037183 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| MARINI BLOODSTOCK LIMITED→ SC834484 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210
Registered office
17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SUTHERLAND, Helen Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-10-26
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SUTHERLAND, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-26
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SUTHERLAND, Helen Margaret→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-18