ALPACA LODGE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14552289 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-21
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01440
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
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 (76/100)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
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £100 |
| Current assets | — | £100 |
| Cash | — | £100 |
| Net assets | — | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPACA LODGE LIMITED
- 2022-12-21➕MINETT, Julian Trevor appointeddirector
- 2022-12-21➕MINETT, Nannette Leah appointeddirector
- 2022-12-21📄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 Julian Trevor Minett Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 21/12/2022 |
Mrs Nannette Leah Minett Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALSWICK HALL FARMS LIMITED→ 00691955 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| ANN PAULL AND CO. LIMITED→ 00867542 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| ARTEMIS ACADEMY CIC→ 14232538 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASPENDEN FARMING LTD→ 11217249 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01440 — SIC 01440
Registered office
Suite 501 The Nexus Building
Broadway
Letchworth Garden City
Herts
SG6 3TA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MINETT, Julian Trevor→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MINETT, Nannette Leah→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-12-21
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-21