ORCHARD WINE LODGE LTD

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NI604777 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-15
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£617.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47250
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £617,546
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£397k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£618k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£451k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£124k£247k£371k£494k£618kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£617.5k£548.4k
Current assets£451.4k£394.5k
Cash£397.0k£356.8k
Debtors£5.9k£419
Net assets£617.5k£548.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-07
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-06
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-29
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  14. 2018-07-31
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  15. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-07-06
    ➖
    ROBINSON, John resigned
    director
  17. 2010-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ORCHARD WINE LODGE LTD
  18. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Harriett Margaret Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Harriett Margaret Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2010-10-15
    ➕
    ROBINSON, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Harriett Margaret Anne Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-15
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250

Registered office

106 Loughgall Road
Craigavon
Co Armagh
BT62 4EG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ROBINSON, Harriett Margaret Anne→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-15
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Active
ROBINSON, Harriett Margaret Anne→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-10-15
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Active
ROBINSON, John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-10-15 · resigned 2014-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05