FLINT & VINE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09647448 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-19

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11020

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-07-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-01
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ELLIS, William Augustine appointed
director
2026-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-14
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-14
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-05-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-08
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ELLIS, Richard Marriott appointed
director
2024-05-08
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PAGE, Ralf appointed
director
2024-05-08
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WILLMOT, John Nicholas appointed
director
2024-05-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-13
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-30
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WITCHELL, Hannah Mary resigned
director
2015-06-19
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Company incorporated
As FLINT & VINE LIMITED
2015-06-19
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HIPWELL, Adrian Paul appointed
director
2015-06-19
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WITCHELL, Benjamin James appointed
director
2015-06-19
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WITCHELL, Hannah Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

25/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ELLIS, William Augustine (same surname) appointed 2026-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

The Original Topco Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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The Original Topco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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FLINT & VINE LIMITED

This company · 09647448

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Original Topco Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	08/05/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Benjamin James Witchellceased 08/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Adrian Paul Hipwellceased 08/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Hannah Mary Witchellceased 30/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2015-06-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

The Grange Stody Road

Brinton

Melton Constable

Norfolk

NR24 2QH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-15

Last: 2026-07-01