SMURFIT WESTROCK CONSUMER BELFAST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI004663 · ltd · incorporated 1960-08-30
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 18.8y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (2 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
268 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
61
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 change-of-name
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-17
    ➖
    DRENNAN, Jonathan resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-12-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-10
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Robert appointed
    director
  6. 2025-06-10
    ➖
    CULLEN, Emma resigned
    director
  7. 2025-06-10
    ➕
    DRENNAN, Jonathan appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-10
    ➖
    FOGARTY, Morgan resigned
    director
  9. 2025-06-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    MCMAUGH, Eamon appointed
    director
  21. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    CULLEN, Emma appointed
    director
  22. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    DARRINGTON, Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    FOGARTY, Morgan appointed
    director
  24. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    NICKERSON, Steven Billings resigned
    director
  25. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    SHAW, Mark resigned
    director
  26. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    WILKINSON, Neil resigned
    director
  27. 2024-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2024-08-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  29. 2023-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2021-11-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2021-11-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2021-11-03
    ➖
    MAXWELL, Kevin Alden resigned
    director
  34. 2021-11-03
    ➕
    NICKERSON, Steven Billings appointed
    director
  35. 2021-08-24
    ➕
    SHAW, Mark appointed
    director
  36. 2021-08-24
    ➖
    WENHAM, Mark John resigned
    director
  37. 2019-11-28
    ➖
    PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard resigned
    secretary
  38. 2019-11-28
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Kevin Alden appointed
    director
  39. 2019-11-28
    ➖
    PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard resigned
    director
  40. 2019-11-28
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Neil appointed
    director
  41. 2017-09-06
    ➖
    SMITH, Ricki Brent resigned
    director
  42. 2017-06-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #14
  43. 2017-06-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #13
  44. 2017-06-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #12
  45. 2017-06-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  46. 2017-06-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  47. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    DARRINGTON, Andrew appointed
    director
  48. 2017-02-10
    ➖
    REGNIERS, Yves Luc resigned
    director
  49. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    WENHAM, Mark John appointed
    director
  50. 2017-01-04
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Collateral Agent)
Showing most recent 50 of 109 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

3 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CULLEN, Emma resigned 2025-06-10; DRENNAN, Jonathan resigned 2026-04-17; FOGARTY, Morgan resigned 2025-06-10

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

William W Cleland Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
William W Cleland Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
SMURFIT WESTROCK CONSUMER BELFAST LIMITED
This company · NI004663

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
William W Cleland Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1960-08-30
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC17290 — SIC 17290

Registered office

- Enterprise Way
Hightown Industrial Estate
Newtownabbey
Belfast
BT36 4EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 29 resigned)

HOWLETT, Robert→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMAUGH, Eamon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KUDO, Machiko→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2008-03-18
Resigned
PRIESTLEY, Mark Richard→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2019-11-28
Resigned
SMYTH, Peter Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1960-08-30 · resigned 2007-06-05
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Wallace Millar→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2002-08-30
Resigned
CULLEN, Emma→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-27 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned
DARRINGTON, Andrew→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-02-10 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned
DOBBIN, Timothy David→
director · ~71y · appointed 1960-08-30 · resigned 2000-09-29
Resigned
DRENNAN, Jonathan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-06-10 · resigned 2026-04-17
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Stephen John→
director · ~69y · appointed 1960-08-30 · resigned 2000-09-29
Resigned
ENNIS, Harold Alexander, Dr→
director · ~96y · appointed 1960-08-30 · resigned 2000-02-14
Resigned
ENNIS, Harold Mark→
director · ~70y · appointed 1960-08-30 · resigned 2002-04-15
Resigned
FALLER, Guy Nicholas Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2011-03-28
Resigned
FOGARTY, Morgan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-03-27 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned
GILCHRIST, Keith→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-04-15 · resigned 2005-12-22
Resigned
GRAHAM, Robert Clifford→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
MAXWELL, Kevin Alden→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-11-28 · resigned 2021-11-03
Resigned
MCDONNELL, Bernard Neillus→
director · ~67y · appointed 1960-08-30 · resigned 2001-02-23
Resigned
MCKELVEY, Denis→
director · ~82y · appointed 1960-08-30 · resigned 2007-06-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

14
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC (As Collateral Agent)
A registered charge—04/01/201709/06/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC (As Collateral Agent)
A registered charge—03/02/201509/06/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC (The “Collateral Agent”)
A registered charge—16/05/201409/06/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC (As "Collateral Agent")
A registered charge1 property14/02/201409/06/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
A registered charge1 property16/12/201309/06/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
Chattels mortgage1 property19/09/201130/10/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement1 property05/10/201030/10/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Debenture1 property05/10/201030/10/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Chattels mortgage1 property05/10/201030/10/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property05/10/201030/10/2013
satisfied
Chesapeake Holdings Bv
Debenture2 properties29/05/200904/01/2011
satisfied
Wachovia Bank, National Association
Debenture2 properties30/12/200811/06/2009
satisfied
Wachovia Bank, National Association
Debenture2 properties19/05/200811/06/2009
satisfied
Allied Irish Banks
Allied Irish Banks PLC
Mortgage or charge1 property03/08/200710/06/2008

Recent filings (268 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04