BIG POT CO. LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI071991 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£917.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (79/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £917,721
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£556k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£918k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£223k£446k£670k£893k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£940.2k£758.2k
Current assets£1.12M£902.3k
Cash£555.6k£421.7k
Debtors£396.3k£339.5k
Net assets£917.7k£744.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-20
    ➕
    SEANEY, Malcolm appointed
    director
  13. 2019-12-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-19
    ➖
    MONAGHAN, Colin resigned
    director
  19. 2009-03-20
    ➕
    SEANEY, Alison appointed
    director
  20. 2009-03-20
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Colin appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-20
    ➖
    REDPATH, Denise resigned
    director
  22. 2009-03-20
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2009-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIG POT CO. LTD
  24. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    REDPATH, Denise appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Seaney
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/12/2019
Mrs Alison Seaney
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/03/2017

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
Incorporated2009-03-11
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

Unit 2 Fbic
45 Tullywiggan Road
Cookstown
BT80 8SG
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SEANEY, Alison→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-03-20
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Active
SEANEY, Malcolm→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONAGHAN, Colin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-03-20 · resigned 2015-05-19
Resigned
REDPATH, Denise→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-20
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16