EAST SUSSEX FOODS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11435654 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-27
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-14.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01470SIC 01470
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,329
Cash YoY
+108%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 108% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k-£3k£11k£25k£39k£53kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-14.3k£-14.5k
Current assets£52.7k£43.2k
Cash£8.1k£3.9k
Debtors£22.5k£17.2k
Net assets£-14.3k£-17.0k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-07
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-04-15
    ➕
    GOAD, Deena Jane appointed
    director
  13. 2019-04-15
    ➕
    POULTON, Quinton Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2019-04-15
    ➖
    WALMSLEY, Brian Ronald resigned
    director
  15. 2019-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-04-15
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-04-15
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-04-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  20. 2019-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST SUSSEX FOODS LIMITED
  23. 2018-06-27
    ➕
    WALMSLEY, Brian Ronald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Quinton Poulton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/04/2019
Ms Deena Jane Goad
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/04/2019

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
Incorporated2018-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

Fox Acres Wilbees Road
Arlington
Polegate
BN26 6RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GOAD, Deena Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POULTON, Quinton Mark→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALMSLEY, Brian Ronald→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-06-27 · resigned 2019-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06