FRANKLY ALPACAS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13679027 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- 91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
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, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-01-10➕FRANKLIN-HACKETT, Natalie Dawn appointeddirector
- 2022-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs FRANKLY ALPACAS LIMITED
- 2021-10-14➕FRANKLIN-HACKETT, John Graham, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-10-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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. John Graham Franklin-Hackett Individual · English · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/01/2022 |
Mrs Natalie Dawn Franklin-Hackett Individual · English · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr. Martin James Bristowceased 27/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Miss Sophie Alexandra Randleceased 27/03/2022· 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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| CEC EQUINE SUPPLEMENTS LTD→ 11690832 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CITY GREENS FOODTECH LTD→ 15945777 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CURIOUS RAVEN LTD.→ 14188491 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EM & AM LIVESTOCK LTD→ 15934572 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FIELDS FARM ASHLEY LTD→ 07512737 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| FORESTER AND ARBORIST SERVICES LIMITED→ 07037426 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| FOXBRIDGE ANIMAL HOTEL LIMITED→ 10867246 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FRASER'S WOOD CIC→ 14228486 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FRIEND FARMS LIMITED→ 00676800 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| FURNIVAL SHROPSHIRE LIMITED→ 09012882 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| G HOLMES (SUTTON) LIMITED→ 16892608 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| G J HEAPS LTD→ 12205799 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490
Registered office
Caughley Farm
Pound Lane
Broseley
TF12 5AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FRANKLIN-HACKETT, John Graham, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANKLIN-HACKETT, Natalie Dawn→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-13