EXMOOR VENISON LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16181958 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-14
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10130SIC 10130
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
6 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs EXMOOR VENISON LIMITED
- 2025-01-14➕CARTWRIGHT, Scott appointeddirector
- 2025-01-14➕HARDING, Benjamin Norman appointeddirector
- 2025-01-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin Norman Harding Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/01/2025 |
Scott Cartwright Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CARTWRIGHT, Scott→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-14
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HARDING, Benjamin Norman→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-01-14
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-14