LEN WRIGHT SALADS GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12744973 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,217,392
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Profit before tax | £1.22M | — |
| Average employees | 267 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-20➕BAYBUTT, Jamie Ross appointeddirector
- 2023-02-20➕TORLEY, Ian Matthew appointeddirector
- 2022-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2020-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs LEN WRIGHT SALADS GROUP LIMITED
- 2020-07-15➕WRIGHT, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15➕WRIGHT, Leonard appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WRIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Leonard Wright Individual · British · DOB 08/1942 · age 84 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Christopher Paul Wrightceased 20/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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
Incorporated2020-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Hazeldene Distribution Centre
Taylors Meanygate
Tarleton
Preston
PR4 6XB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BAYBUTT, Jamie Ross→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TORLEY, Ian Matthew→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WRIGHT, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-07-15
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WRIGHT, Leonard→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2020-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-02