SUNRISE DAIRIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI046289 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-23

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-06-24
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2022-11-03
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2021-09-22
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2020-06-02
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2019-05-03
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2018-05-10
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2014-01-06
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MCDOWELL, William Richard appointed
director
2014-01-06
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WALSH, Brian Johnston resigned
secretary
2014-01-06
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MARTIN, Colin David resigned
director
2014-01-06
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WALSH, Brian Johnston resigned
director
2003-12-01
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WALSH, Brian Johnston appointed
director
2003-04-23
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Company incorporated
As SUNRISE DAIRIES LIMITED
2003-04-23
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WALSH, Brian Johnston appointed
secretary
2003-04-23
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MARTIN, Colin David appointed
director
2003-04-23
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CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2003-04-23
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CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Farmview Dairies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Farmview Dairies Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SUNRISE DAIRIES LIMITED

This company · NI046289

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
Farmview Dairies 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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-23

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

76 Church Street

Portadown

Armagh

BT62 3EU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCDOWELL, William Richard→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-06

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Active

WALSH, Brian Johnston→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2014-01-06

Resigned

MARTIN, Colin David→

director · ~76y · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2014-01-06

Resigned

WALSH, Brian Johnston→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2014-01-06

Resigned

CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2003-04-23

Resigned

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