A & C POULTRY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08764950 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10910SIC 10910
- 46330SIC 46330
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,280,565
Cash YoY
+1024%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.0m
↑ 1024% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 134% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 120% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.72M | £4.38M |
| Current assets | £1.45M | £658.6k |
| Cash | £1.02M | £90.9k |
| Debtors | £371.3k | £319.6k |
| Net assets | £1.28M | £546.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
11
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11➖WATTS, Christopher Douglas resigneddirector
- 2026-05-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-04-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-13📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-10-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-10-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-02-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2013-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A & C POULTRY LTD
- 2013-11-06➕WATTS, Alexander John appointeddirector
- 2013-11-06➕WATTS, David Frederick appointeddirector
- 2013-11-06➕WATTS, Susan Louise appointeddirector
- 2013-11-06➕WATTS, Christopher Douglas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)
Group structure
A Watts Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A Watts Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A & C POULTRY LTD
This company · 08764950
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Watts Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/05/2026 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- C Watts Agriculture Ltdceased 11/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Alexander John Wattsceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Christopher Douglas Wattsceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Frederick Wattsceased 27/11/2024· significant influence
- Mrs Susan Louise Wattsceased 27/11/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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
Incorporated2013-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470
Registered office
Little Froome Farm
Avenbury
Bromyard
HR7 4RX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
WATTS, Alexander John→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2013-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATTS, David Frederick→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATTS, Susan Louise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATTS, Christopher Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2013-11-06 · resigned 2026-05-11
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/08/2018 | 21/04/2026 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/02/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11