WINE INNS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI008313 · ltd · incorporated 1971-07-14
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47250
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47260SIC 47260
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).
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Refinance opportunity
34 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 42.3y
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 42.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
34 charges (34/34 with lender, 34/34 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
195 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £354,762
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12.71M |
| Gross profit | — | £4.03M |
| Operating profit | — | £416.1k |
| Profit before tax | £354.8k | £416.1k |
| Average employees | 12200 | 12300 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-24➕MCGRANAGHAN, Catherine Rachael appointeddirector
- 2023-07-11➖HUNT, Patrick Mark Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-10-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-10-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30➕REID, Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-30➖OHARE, John resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-14➖MCAULEY, Davey resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-14➕OHARE, John appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-01-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-12-23➕MCAULEY, Davey appointedsecretary
- 2019-12-23➖WILSON, William Stewart resignedsecretary
- 2014-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #34
- 2014-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #33
- 2012-09-18🔒Charge registered #34Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2009-05-19➕HUNT, James Patrick appointeddirector
- 2009-05-19➕HUNT, Patrick Michael Paul appointeddirector
- 2003-02-28➖MCCORMICK, Patrick Anthony resigneddirector
- 2002-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2002-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2002-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2002-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2002-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2002-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2002-02-25🔒Charge registered #33Lender: Northern Bank LTD
- 2002-02-25🔒Charge registered #32Lender: Northern Bank LTD
- 2002-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #31
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2000-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #21
Showing most recent 50 of 95 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Golf Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Golf Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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WINE INNS LIMITED
This company · NI008313
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golf Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAMONT STONE LIMITED→ NI031454 · est 1996 | £12.57M £9.43M–£15.71M | — | — | 73 | 29y | 87 | 74y |
| BLAIR'S CARAVANS LIMITED→ NI012772 · est 1978 | £10.95M £8.21M–£13.69M | £13.81M | — | 6400 | 48y | 88 | 58y |
| BOLAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ NI030942 · est 1996 | £5.21M £3.91M–£6.52M | — | — | 18100 | 29y | 84 | 72y |
| CREATIVE GARDENS (NI) LIMITED→ NI043559 · est 2002 | £4.31M £3.23M–£5.39M | £13.07M | — | 20900 | 23y | 84 | 77y |
| MURDOCK HARDWOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED→ NI015426 · est 1982 | £3.94M £2.96M–£4.93M | £14.10M | — | 3300 | 44y | 87 | 63y |
| R & J FOODS LTD→ NI035741 · est 1999 | £3.17M £2.38M–£3.96M | — | — | 114 | 27y | 84 | 64y |
| ROBINSON'S OF BALLYMENA LTD→ NI601985 · est 2010 | £2.20M £1.65M–£2.75M | £11.23M | — | 8100 | 16y | 84 | 66y |
| STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ NI011092 · est 1975 | £2.18M £1.63M–£2.72M | £19.96M | — | 9500 | 50y | 85 | 62y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-07-14
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250
Registered office
3 Duncrue Place
Belfast
BT3 9BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)
Active
Active
HUNT, James Patrick→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNT, Patrick Michael Paul→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGRANAGHAN, Catherine Rachael→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCAULEY, Davey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-12-23 · resigned 2022-01-14
OHARE, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-01-14 · resigned 2022-09-30
WILSON, William Stewart→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-12-23
HUNT, Patrick Mark Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2023-07-11
MCCORMICK, Patrick Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2003-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
34
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:34 of 34 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | Mortgage and charge | 3 properties | 18/09/2012 | 16/05/2014 | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 25/02/2002 | 16/05/2014 | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 4 properties | 25/02/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Markets | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 22/02/1998 | 25/02/2002 | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 10/12/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 10/12/1997 | — | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 03/12/1993 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 07/07/1993 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 06/08/1992 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 28/06/1991 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 18/12/1990 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 18/12/1990 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 09/04/1990 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 04/10/1989 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 21/06/1989 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 11/04/1989 | 26/04/1989 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 11/04/1989 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 25/02/1988 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 25/02/1988 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 25/02/1988 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 25/02/1988 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 16/09/1986 | 28/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 16/09/1986 | 28/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 23/05/1986 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 23/05/1986 | 28/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 15/05/1986 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 15/05/1986 | 28/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 13/06/1985 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 13/06/1985 | 28/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 31/12/1984 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 21/06/1984 | 28/06/2000 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 15/06/1984 | 28/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 15/06/1984 | 28/06/2000 | |
| outstanding | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | — | 22/02/1984 | — |
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Recent filings (195 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-14